often capitalized
: a light dry red table wine made from the same grape used for French Beaujolais
gamay rosé
also
: the grape
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This 100% gamay wine from a Beaujolais Cru appellation is bright and juicy on the palate with distinct notes of black cherry, violet and rose petal.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The wine’s style and flavor profile can also provide clues—bright red fruit flavors suggest pinot noir or gamay, whereas robust, dark fruit flavors might indicate cabernet sauvignon or syrah.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
These bottlings include a gamay and her first sparkling wine, from the Savoie grape mondeuse.
—David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Infinite Air Castles combines gamay and dolcetto into an Oregon echo of Beaujolais.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Morgon, Beaujolais, $30 Morgon is one of the cru appellations of Beaujolais and produces sturdy, earthy red wines from the gamay grape.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Pinot noir is spiced with about 15 percent gamay to yield a light-bodied red that sings with cherry, blackberry and spice, lingering through a long finish.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Made with organic gamay grapes (the same grapes used to make Beaujolais), the palate is generous with strawberries, raspberries and an addictive creamy texture.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The gamay grapes have relatively thick skins, and the colour of a young gamay wine is medium dark with a hint of violet.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The wine’s style and flavor profile can also provide clues—bright red fruit flavors suggest pinot noir or gamay, whereas robust, dark fruit flavors might indicate cabernet sauvignon or syrah.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024
These bottlings include a gamay and her first sparkling wine, from the Savoie grape mondeuse.
—David Rosoff, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
Infinite Air Castles combines gamay and dolcetto into an Oregon echo of Beaujolais.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
Morgon, Beaujolais, $30 Morgon is one of the cru appellations of Beaujolais and produces sturdy, earthy red wines from the gamay grape.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Pinot noir is spiced with about 15 percent gamay to yield a light-bodied red that sings with cherry, blackberry and spice, lingering through a long finish.
—Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
Made with organic gamay grapes (the same grapes used to make Beaujolais), the palate is generous with strawberries, raspberries and an addictive creamy texture.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
The gamay grapes have relatively thick skins, and the colour of a young gamay wine is medium dark with a hint of violet.
—Per and Britt Karlsson, Forbes, 17 July 2023
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