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The Oath
“ I SOLEMNLY
SWEAR BEFORE ST VINCENT
TO CONDUCT MYSELF AS A LOYAL AND HONEST COMPANION OF BEAUJOLAIS
AND TO PRACTICE ITS MANY VIRTUES;
MY DUTY IS:
* TO LOVE THE BEAUJOLAIS
COUNTRY
* TO STRIVE TO MAINTAIN ITS TRADITION OF HOSPITALITY, WISDOM AND
GOOD WILL
* TO MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THE BEAUTY OF THIS REGION, OF THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF ITS OLD CHURCHES AND ANCIENT CASTLES, REMINDERS OF ITS PAST
IN WHICH THE SPIRIT OF ITS ARTISTS AND MASTER CRAFTSMEN STILL
DWELL
* TO APPRECIATE AND PROMOTE THE FRUITS OF ITS VINES
AND ABOVE ALL, TO HONOR ITS DEDICATED WINEMAKERS, WHOSE COMMITMENT
HAS MADE THE BEAUJOLAIS REGION BOTH RENOWNED AND PROSPEROUS ”
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