As part of the European Heritage and Matrimoine Days, the Cité du Vin invites you for an exceptional meeting on the Beaujolais, labeled Geopark World UNESCO, with Daniel Paccoud, President of the Association of Friends of the Geopark, Floriane Fagot-Revurat, viticulture advisor at the Chambre d'agriculture du Rhône and Floriane Hélou-Frugier, Geopark project manager at the Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais.
The meeting will take place in the Thomas Jefferson Auditorium and will also be broadcast online by Zoom.
Beaujolais is known worldwide for its wines. Located on the edge of the Massif Central, north-west of Lyon, and facing the Alps, Beaujolais has inherited one of the richest and most complex geologies in France and, in some respects, the Earth. The diversity of its subsoil and landscapes was born from the convergence of many geological phenomena that leave a marked mark in the living environment of the men of this territory. This history, more than 500 million years old, is combined here with the present, in the activities of man, history, heritage, culture and life of this region.
In 2018, the Beaujolais territory was labeled «UNESCO Global Geopark». Obtaining this label has made it possible to recognize the geological and landscape diversity of Beaujolais, but also to involve local actors committed to this sustainable territorial development.
During this meeting, we invite you to travel through time to better understand how man has shaped his living environment and in particular constituted the vineyard of Beaujolais. The peculiarity of Beaujolais is that from two majority grape varieties recognized by the appellation, develops a multitude of wines with very different profiles. This difference comes from the terroir and it is the geology that explains it, in connection with the know-how of the winemakers of Beaujolais.
https://www.geopark-beaujolais.com/
In partnership with: Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais
Speaker Biography

• Daniel Paccoud, President of the Association des Amis du Géoparc, former President of the Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais.
  Then President of the Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais, Daniel Paccoud actively worked to obtain the first Geopark label. When he left the structure, It created the association of the Friends of the Geopark Beaujolais with other members at the origin of the approach to support the Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais in its actions and to consolidate the knowledge and local ownership of the label by the inhabitants of territory. The association intervenes throughout the year at major events to give more visibility to the Geopark and the sometimes unsuspected geological wealth of Beaujolais.
• Floriane Fagot-Revurat, Viticulture Advisor at the Rhône Chamber of Agriculture.
  Engineer graduated from Bordeaux Sciences Agro, specialist in the link between the soil, the subsoil and the vine, Floriane Fagot-Revurat accompanies the winegrowers, since 2022, in understanding the elements of the terroir and in using the many documents and maps covering the vineyard at different scales. It helps them to optimize and respect as much as possible this unique heritage. She also conducts training as part of the Geopark’s training program.
• Floriane Hélou-Frugier, Geopark project manager at the Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais.
  After more than 15 years spent in a design office working on urban development projects, this training engineer joined the Geopark team within the Syndicat Mixte du Beaujolais in 2022 as a project manager. It coordinates all the actions of the Geopark and intervenes in particular with local authorities to support them in the development of geosites as well as with other Geoparks within the framework of French, European and international networks.