Beaujolais

Every year on the third Thursday in November, two things happen: Starting at 12:01am, some wine drinkers celebrate the latest release of Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau. Others immediately lash out at the wine, its tradition, and its backers. Perhaps you've heard the phrase, "The Beaujolais Nouveau est arrive!"? This signals that the wine has finally arrived. French law dictates that it cannot legally

While others agonize over selecting the perfect Thanksgiving wine, I prefer to simplify things by serving my seasonal favorite, Beaujolais Nouveau. Clearly, I'm not alone. The so-called first wine, or vin primeur, is so popular that it accounts for roughly...

Dear Wine Customers,Be the first to Taste the Beaujolais Nouveau at Midnight!This Wednesday evening, November 19th, from 18H00 to 01H00 am, we are organizing a "Wine" tasting,then a "Beaujolais Nouveau" tasting:It's a French custom: On every 3rd Thursday of November, we taste the Beaujolais Nouveau, made with the grapes of the year.So at midnight we will taste it with you and discover the flavour

From japantimes: “This year’s first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau arrived Friday at Narita and other airports in Japan, with worldwide sales of the French wine set to kick off Nov. 20. Japan, one of the first nations able to taste the fresh, young red, which is traditionally drunk at midnight, is expected to import only 6.48 million [...]

Romantic! Enchanting! Impeccable!Delectable! French Cuisine! Bistro"Cafe de Paris"Le Beaujolaisoffers you a variety of three dining venues!I sure haven't done much painting as of late... Looking for a new house and packing up the old has kept me very busy!However..I was happy to be contacted for a Custom Blackboard by this wonderful restaurantin Banff Alberta!!I have dined there and must say it i

From the Boisset Family Estates press release: “…….”This year, Boisset Family Estates is the first winery ever to announce that all Beaujolais Nouveau wines imported to North America will be packaged exclusively in lightweight PET plastic bottles,” states Jean-Charles Boisset, President, Boisset Family Estates. “In addition, we will simultaneously debut Fog Moun

Winery: Georges Duboeuf Vintage: 2005 Wine Name/Vineyard: “Brouilly - Château de Nervers” Wine Category: French - Beaujolais Grape blend: 100% Gamay Region: Beaujolais State or country: France Price: $13 Purchase: FinestWine.com Cases produced: 1,000 KWG Score: 92 (based on 3 reviews) Ken’s Wine Rating: Not Reviewed Wine Review: Not Reviewed Winemaker Notes: Not Available Organi

Winery: Domaine Emile Cheysson Vintage: 2005 Wine Name/Vineyard: “Clos des Farges - Chiroubles” Wine Category: French - Beaujolais Grape blend: 100% Gamay Region: Beaujolais State or country: France Price: $20 Purchase: FinestWine.com Cases produced: unknown KWG Score: 88 (based on 1 review) Ken’s Wine Rating: Very Good (87-89) Review date: June 18, 2007 Wine Review: This wine is

Winery: Georges Duboeuf Vintage: 2006 Wine Name/Vineyard: “Moulin A Vent - Flower” Wine Category: French - Beaujolais Grape blend: 100% Gamay Region: Beaujolais State or country: France Price: $13 Purchase: FinestWine.com Cases produced: unknown KWG Score: 86 (based on 1 review) Ken’s Wine Rating: Good+ Review date: November 11, 2007 Wine Review: This is a tasty but simple good value bistro wine. This dark ruby wine opens with [...]

I’m a little late to the game on this, as I’ve already read commentary about it at Rockss and Fruit, Burgundy Report and Manuel Camblor’s La Otra Botella (ok, I could only sort of read that one...). But I expect that there are at least a few readers here that might not regularly peruse those great sites. In any event, intrepid importer and occasional blogger Joe Dressner recently broke the news that Jean-Paul Brun’s entire 2007 production of Beaujolais “Cuvée L’Ancien” has been denied AOC status by France’s INAO tasting authorities. In other words, this wine, which has rightly been called “Beaujolais” for years, can’t be in the 2007 vintage.This is not a new phenomenon. I’ve mentioned its occurrence before in the context of a piece on the wines of Domaine Ricar

So upsetting. Joe Dressner says it better in his blog but the short of it is that Jean-Paul is getting punished by the French Wine Nazi's led by Georges Dubouef because he is making atypical wine which means wine made in a way without cultured yeasts or high chapatlization, etc. Visit Beaujolais soon because it could be a much much smaller region in the years to come.The pic is Joe D., David L. and Jean-Paul in a light moment in chilly Charnay.

Beaujolais Nouveau is supposed to be a fun, rather than serious wine, and meant to be enjoyed in just the month or so after release (traditionally, the third Thursday in November).In 2001, Abarbanel’s Beaujolais Nouveau was simply excellent. Not only did I and my guests enjoy this wine, but the Wall Street Journal rated this [...]

Rating: 3 Abarbanel does an excellent job on their Beaujolais, so much so that their Beaujolais Noveau is occassionaly rated among the best in the US. This Beaujolais is estate-bottled, usually a mark of higher quality in these wines, a guarantee that the grapes have some traceability and accounting. Abarbanel’s Beaujolais is a fun wine to [...]

Winery: Georges Duboeuf Vintage: 2005 Wine Name/Vineyard: “Morgon - Flower Label” Wine Category: French - Beaujolais Grape blend: 100% Gamay Region: Beaujolais State or country: France Price: $13 Cases produced: 4,100 KWG Score: 92 (based on 4 reviews) Ken’s Wine Rating: Very Good (87-89) Buy Wine: FinestWine.com Review date: May 7, 2007 Wine Review: This “red” wine smells like classic Gamay, as it expresses a hint of cherry [...]

While getting ready for a Beaujolais Nouveau party, I pondered the curious thoughts that the syllables "beau/jo" brought to mind. In Spanish, the word "bollo" (pronounced bo-yo) means two different things across the Atlantic. In Spain, it refers to a sweet bread roll, but in Cuba and Miami? Something else entirely!Read more about my adventures with "bollo" at Meridian.tags: beaujolais nouveau, wine, pussy, bollo, video, seesmicYou won't see me on the side of the bus! I AM THE BUS! A single woman's guide to chronic living on South Beach.

Health resorts and heavy drinking don't usually go hand in hand, but that hasn't stopped the Japanese from flocking to the newly-opened Beaujolais Nouveau spa.The retreat, part of the Hakone Yunessun spa, offers guests the chance to bathe in the wine while they drink it.Visitors can enjoy a Beaujolais Nouveau bath at the hot springsBeaujolais Nouveau is enjoying growing popularity in Japan, which long ago replaced Britain as its biggest export market."To us Beaujolais nouveau means France, it allows us to experience a little bit of French culture," said Akiko Yajima, a journalist with Nippon News Network said earlier this week. "Also it is not too heavy. Japanese ladies are very comfortable drinking it."Japanese drinkers consume 11.5 million bottles, nearly a quarter of the entire vintage.Makers of the wine recently launched a Rosé version, which is also expected to be big in Japan.Source: Telegraph.co.uk

Remember my post about the Beaujolais Nouveau? Here is the rest.For the first time in the 56 years since the "nouveau" label was launched, a rosé version will be among the 50 million bottles on offer.Some growers have produced 400 000 bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau Rosé, aimed to Japanese palates.Japan is a huge export market for this wine, and a small quantity of the rosé was sold there last year, where its rarity created an instant demand.The Japanese media were out in force last week for a pre-release tasting of this year's vintage at a Paris restaurant. "To us Beaujolais nouveau means France, it allows us to experience a little bit of French culture," said Akiko Yajima, a journalist with Nippon News Network."Also it is not too heavy. Japanese ladies are very comfortable drinking it.The rosé, with its relaxed image, is aimed particularly at young people and women. Inter Beaujolais, a wine promotional body, described the first nouveau vintage as "expressive", "crisp" and "elegant

"Beaujolais Nouveau!! Beaujolais Nouveau!!"That's what you are going to hear in bars on November 15th!Remember my last post about the Soirée Champagne at Le General Hotel?Here are interesting facts about this Beaujolais Nouveau:- The Beaujolais Nouveau is always released on the month of November, the third Thursday. It's a rule. Every French person (and not only them) knows that since their birth.- Beaujolais Nouveau is made from the Gamay Noir grape, known as Gamay. The grapes must come from the Beaujolais AOC. By law, all grapes in the region must be harvested by hand.- Beaujolais had always made a vin de l'année to celebrate the end of the harvest. On November 13th 1951, the Union Interprofessionnelle des Vins du Beaujolais formally set the November 15thto be the official release date.- The years change but the wine stays about the same. I mean, it is a purple-pink wine that is particularly lightweight, little tannins, fruity-bananas-pear tastes. Every year the same.- The crit

I Love French Wine and Food - A Red Beaujolais If you are looking for fine French wine and food, consider the Beaujolais region of southeastern France. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local red Beaujolais Cru (high quality) [...]

I Love French Wine and Food - A Red Beaujolais If you are looking for fine French wine and food, consider the Beaujolais region of southeastern France. You may find a bargain, and I hope that you’ll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local red Beaujolais Cru (high quality) wine. Among France’s eleven wine-growing regions Beaujolais surprisingly ranks number eight in total acreage devoted to vineyards. However, it is one of the best-known wine regions in large part because of the enormously successful Beaujolais Nouveau marketing campaign. I review BeaujolaisNouveau wine in a companion article in this series. Beaujolais wine is usually, but not always, red. Almost all red Beaujolais wine comes from the Gamay grape which, while grown in many parts of the world, does its best in Beaujolais, in particular in the northern part of the region with its granite soil. There are no cities in the entire region so tourists will have to be satisfied w

Funny how the 2006 Beaujolais Nouveau reviews thus far from other bloggers seem to mention the BN from Georges du Boeuf and not much else. From Benito’s Wine Reviews:   I’ve been to... {{ The above is just a summary of the entire post. Please visit californiawinehikes.com/winehiker for full links, other content, and more! }}

Many wine buffs the world over participated last week in a yearly ritual — tasting newly-arrived 2006 Beaujolais Nouveau wines. Since the long-ago origins of this tradition in France’s... {{ The above is just a summary of the entire post. Please visit californiawinehikes.com/winehiker for full links, other content, and more! }}

Mike at The Naked Vine today offers a nicely succinct post about how the tradition of Beaujolais Nouveau began. Plus, he reviews two of this year’s labels, Georges DuBeouf and Joseph Drouhin,... {{ The above is just a summary of the entire post. Please visit californiawinehikes.com/winehiker for full links, other content, and more! }}

  Frivolous. Animated. Ritualistic. No, it’s not a carnival I’m describing, nor a seance conducted in the Halls of the U.S. Congress. It’s the third Thursday of November. And that... {{ The above is just a summary of the entire post. Please visit californiawinehikes.com/winehiker for full links, other content, and more! }}

Yes, it is that time of year again, Beaujolais Nouveau time! It is available on the third Thursday of November every year and today I bought our first batch. It is chilled in the refrigerator and tastes great. Here's a snippet from Wikipedia about the wine:Beaujolais nouveau is produced by carbonic maceration followed by Pasteurization, a process which bypasses malolactic fermentation. The wine is ready to be drunk a scant six weeks after the harvest. Each year the new Beaujolais is officially released on the 3rd Thursday of November and no time earlier, which has been mandated by French Law. [1]. Just after midnight a race begins to ship the wine out all around the world as quickly as possible. For a vintner the economic advantages of selling one's wine before the end of the year are substantial, although the wine itself varies dramatically in quality.Now that we're on that subject, I went to Eichholtz today and picked up my pumpkin pie ingredients for Thanksgiving next week. I h

Yes, it is that time of year again, Beaujolais Nouveau time! It is available on the third Thursday of November every year and today I bought our first batch. It is chilled in the refrigerator and tastes great. Here's a snippet from Wikipedia about the wine:Beaujolais nouveau is produced by carbonic maceration followed by Pasteurization, a process which bypasses malolactic fermentation. The wine is ready to be drunk a scant six weeks after the harvest. Each year the new Beaujolais is officially released on the 3rd Thursday of November and no time earlier, which has been mandated by French Law. [1]. Just after midnight a race begins to ship the wine out all around the world as quickly as possible. For a vintner the economic advantages of selling one's wine before the end of the year are substantial, although the wine itself varies dramatically in quality.Now that we're on that subject, I went to Eichholtz today and picked up my pumpkin pie ingredients for Thanksgiving next week. I h

Beaujolais : Château des Jacques, Marcel Lapierre, Lapalu et L’Ancestra. De l’appellation moulin-à-vent à morgon, en passant par brouilly, fleurie et quelques beaujolais-villages, découvrez un panorama de ce qui se fait de très bon dans le Beaujolais aujourd’hui. Parrainage Cave privée | Accès membres