Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is a vin de primeur (an early wine), fermented for just a few weeks.
Traditionally, Beaujolais Nouveau Day is celebrated in the French region of Beaujolais on the third Thursday in November to mark the first release of Beaujolais nouveau wine. This regional tradition began in the Beaujolais region to toast the harvest of that year’s vineyards, a celebration of the new vintage. At 12:01 a.m. bottles may be sold and consumed and that’s when the parties start with the proclamation “Le beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!”
Beaujolais nouveau is a purple-pink wine reflecting its youth, bottled only 6–8 weeks after harvest. It has very bright, fresh, red fruit flavors, such as cherry, strawberry, and raspberry. The wine is recommended to be slightly chilled to 13 °C (55 °F). Beaujolais nouveau is intended for immediate drinking and not to save it. This wine is fun and simple and many of those with more sophisticated wine palates don’t appreciate Beaujolais nouveau’s playfulness. I sure do. I sipped on a glass to get me through the last minute Thanksgiving meal preparations.
Hmmm…plan a trip to France to celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau Day?
I had a couple of glasses as I was fixing Thanksgiving dinner.
ReplyDeleteYum...have a sip for me too!
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