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Only 4,5 and 5,0 NJP-wines (Nenad Jelisic Points) are presented as the best vintages.
If for some wine behind “the best vintages” stands “none”, it means that none of the wine's vintages got 4,5 NJP or 5,0 NJP.
Beaujolais grapes, Gamay for red wines, and Chardonnay for white wines. 97% of Beaujolais vineyards are planted with Gamay. (2026-05)
Beaujolais Primeur (Nouveau), one of Beaujolais’s type of wine. This type of wine goes on sale already the third Thursday of November, approximately two months after the harvest. (2026-05)
Beaujolais quality classes, the Beaujolais wine district has 3 quality classes: 1. Bas-Beaujolais, 2. Beaujolais Villages and 3. Beaujolais Cru. (2026-05)
Beaujolais soils, varies a lot. Weathered granite, blue slate, weathered diorite, weathered sandstone, alluvial soils, marl (a clayey soil that contains a lot of lime), clay, limestone etc. (2026-05)
Beaujolais Supérieur, one of Beaujolais’s type of wine, must contain 1% higher alcoholic strength by volume than the usual Beaujolais’s type of wine. (2026-05)
Beaujolais the best vintages, 1989, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. (2026-05)
Beaujolais the best wineries, Château Thivin, Domaine de la Grand'Cour (Jean-Louis Dutraive), Domaine des Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun), Jean Foillard and Louis-Claude Desvignes. (2026-05)
Beaujolais types of wine, the wine district Beaujolais has 4 types of wine: 1. Beaujolais, 2. Beaujolais Primeur (also called Nouveau), 3. Beaujolais Supérieur and 4. Beaujolais Villages. (2026-05)
Beaujolais Villages, one of Beaujolais’s type of wine. The wines of this type must come from the best villages. (2026-05)
Beaujolais Villages appellation, a French appellation that belongs to the Beaujolais wine district, which belongs to the wine region of Burgundy. (2026-05)
Beaujolais Villages appellation grapes, Gamay for red wines and Chardonnay for white wines. (2026-05)
Beaujolais Villages appellation soils, varies a lot. Weathered granite, blue slate, weathered diorite, weathered sandstone, alluvial soils, marl (a clayey soil that contains a lot of lime), clay, limestone etc. (2026-05)
Beaulieu Vineyard, BV, Georges de Latour, Private Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon (red dry wine), Napa Valley AVA, North Coast, California, USA, the best vintages, 1951, 1968, 2007, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018; not 2019, 2020 and 2021. (2026-08)
Beaumes-de-Venise, a French appellation that belongs to the Southern Rhône wine district which in turn belongs to the Rhône wine region. The appellation has 738 ha. The average yield is a very low 26 hl/ha. The wine must be a blend of mostly Grenache, and complementary grapes Syrah and Mourvèdre. Together they must constitute at least 60% of the final blend. Other secondary red wine grapes, such as Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise, and white wine grapes such as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, Marsanne, Piquepoul Blanc, Roussanne, Ugni Blanc and Viognier may be included in the final blend. (2026-08)
Beaumes-de-Venise grapes, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre dominate. (2026-08)
Beaumes-de-Venise soils, iron-rich reddish mixture of clay and limestone, marl (a clayey and silty soil that contains a lot of lime) as well as rocky, sandy and clayey soil. (2026-08)
Beaumes-de-Venise the best vintages, 1978, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022. (2026-08)
Beaune, a French appellation (Village Appellation) that belongs to the Côte de Beaune wine district which in turn belongs to the Burgundy wine region. The appellation has 399,79 ha. The average yield is 35 hl/ha for red wines and 33 hl/ha for white wines. The appellation consists of 42 Premier Cru-locations (Premiers Crus Climats). No Grand Cru-locations (Grands Crus Climats). To those 42 Premier Cru-locations belong: A l'Ecu, Aux Coucherias, Aux Cras, Belissand, Blanches Fleurs, Champs Pimont, Clos de l'Ecu, Clos de la Feguine, Clos de la Mousse, Clos des Avaux, Clos des Ursules, Clos du roi, En Genêt, En l'Orme, La Mignotte, Le Bas des Teurons, Le Clos des Mouches, Les Aigrots, Les Avaux, Les Boucherottes, Les Bressandes, Les Cents Vignes, Les Chouacheux, Les Epenotes, Les Fèves, Les Grèves, Les Marconnets, Les Montrevenots, Les Perrières, Les Reversés, Les Sceaux, Les Seurey, Les Sizies, Les Teurons, Les Toussaints, Les Tuvilains, Les Vignes Franches, Montée Rouge, Pertuisots, Sur les Grèves, Sur les Grèves-Clos Sainte-Anne and Clos Saint-Landry. (2026-08)
Beaune grapes, Pinot Noir (83%) for red wines and Chardonnay (17%) for white wines. (2026-08)
Beaune soils, iron-rich reddish limestone, marl (a clayey and silty soil that contains a lot of lime) and clay mixed with weathered limestone. (2026-08)
Beaune the best vintages for red wines, 1929, 1966, 1969, 1990, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2022. (2026-08)
Beaune the best vintages for white wines, 1962, 1966, 1969, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. (2026-08)
Beerenauslese, a wine quality class in the highest German wine class "Qualitätswein mit Prädikat (QmP)" where the wines are divided into 6 different quality classes depending on the must weight (Öchlese; one Öchlese degree corresponds to 2 to 2,5 grams of sugar per litre of wine). Beerenauslese has a must weight of about 120 degrees, i.e. 240 to 300 grams of sugar per litre of wine. (2026-08)
Bell Hill, Chardonnay (white dry wine), Canterbury, New Zealand, the best vintages, until vintage 2015 none. (2019-12)
Bell Hill, Pinot Noir (red dry wine), Canterbury, New Zealand, the best vintages, until vintage 2015 none. (2019-12)
Benjamin Romeo, Contador (red dry wine; 100% Tempranillo), Rioja, Spain, the best vintages, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. (2019-12)
Benjamin Romeo, La Cueva del Contador (red dry wine; 100% Tempranillo), Rioja, Spain, the best vintages, 2004 and 2005; from vintage 2006 until vintage 2016 none. (2019-12)
Benjamin Romeo, La Vina de Andres Romeo (red dry wine; 100% Tempranillo), Rioja, Spain, the best vintages, 2001, 2004, 2005 and 2006; from vintage 2007 until vintage 2015 none. (2019-12)
Benjamin Romeo, Predicador (red dry wine; 100% Tempranillo), Rioja, Spain, the best vintages, until vintage 2016 none. (2019-12)
Beringer, Private Reserve, Cabernet Sauvignon (red dry wine), Napa Valley AVA, North Coast, California, USA, the best vintages, until vintage 1990 none; 1991, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012 and 2013; not 2014, 2015 and 2016. (2019-12)
Best's, Thomson Family Shiraz, Great Western (red dry wine; 100% Shiraz), Grampians, Victoria, Australia, the best vintages, 1997, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2014. (2019-12)


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