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Winegrowers of Bugey
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A little of History and Legends
As it is known that Brillat-Savarin was born in Bugey, to Belley, on April 1st, 1755. He is the ancestor and the model of all the gastronomic critics, the author of the famous treaty on the Physiology of the Taste and the creator of the word conviviality. In here is some quotations : " the one who receives his friends and looks no personal care in the meal which is prepared for them, does not deserve friends' credit note " " put a man tired in front of a substantial meal, he is going to eat with effort and will feel maybe better.

The cutting of the vineyard was "invented" according to the legend in Bugey during the passage of St Vincent, boss of the winegrowers. We were in May, whereas Saint Vincent blessed indefatigably Bugistes, his ass went away to promenade under stocks. Finding in his taste the soft shoots, grazing here, grazing farther, he made his meal.

Bewilderment and sadness when we noticed the matter. There was only a quarter maybe promising clusters. But what clusters when in September had come! Big, juicy, sweet as one pleases. We had just discovered that the vineyard deserved to be cut ! We meant as soon as every year on January 22nd, the Saint would just be honored when begins the cutting. So that today, no winegrower who respects himself will not allow to pass this date without having cut at least a stock !

The Appellations of Bugey wines

The vineyard is situated on the department of Ain between that of the Beaujolais and that of Savoy.
The local vines are :
- red : Mondeuse
- white : Altesse, Jacquères, Molette et Mondeuse blanche. Les cépages importés sontt Pinot noir, Poulsard, Gamay , Pinot Gris pour les vins rouges, Chardonnay et Aligoté en blanc et pour les vins mousseux Chardonnay, Pinot, Gamay et Poulsard.

Wines of Bugey have this peculiarity to be separately converted into wine. They are "monovine".

The general appellations are : Vin du Bugey, Vin du Bugey mousseux, Vin du Bugey Pétillant, Roussette du Bugey. Mais le vignoble étant constitué de terroirs très diversifiés il existe d’autres appellations liées au nom des communes telles que Vin du Bugey Cerdon, Cerdon méthode traditionnelle, Cerdon méthode ancestrale, Vin du Bugey Machuraz, Vin du Bugey Manicle, Vin du Bugey Montagnieu, Vin du Bugey Virieu Le Grand et les Roussettes Anglefort, Arbigneu, Chanay, Lagnieu, Montagnieu, Virieu Le Grand.

Winegrowers and wine-producing cooperatives of Bugey Wines