Old Fleurie Wine Tasting

Fleurie is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Medieval charters record Fleurie as Floriacum. Fleurie AOC is a divis…
Fleurie is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France. Medieval charters record Fleurie as Floriacum. Fleurie AOC is a division of the Beaujolais wine region. In the 1970s the British Conservative politician and tax fugitive Ernest Marples owned a Fleurie château and vineyard, to which he retired after fleeing from an Inland Revenue investigation in 1975.
  • Country: France
  • Region: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
  • Area: 13.94 km² (5.38 sq mi)
  • Elevation: 210–524 m (689–1,719 ft) · (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
  • Department: Rhône
  • Arrondissement: Villefranche-sur-Saône
  • Canton: Belleville-en-Beaujolais

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