Beaujolais Nouveau 2018

[Czechvar]

With all the craziness in the world, it's nice to have something innocent, fun, and friendly to enjoy. Every year since about 1987 in Germany we've enjoyed this time, the 3rd Thursday in November, when the French release this simple red table wine. I cannot begin to tell you how much I look forward to this time of the year...when the simple pleasures of life return. God Bless the French Vintners...

Beaujolais Nouveau Day - Nov 15, 2018
Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France on the third Thursday in November with fireworks, music and festivals. Under French law, the wine is released at 12:01 a.m., just weeks after the wine's grapes have been harvested. Parties are held throughout the country and further afield to celebrate the first wine of the season.
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There are about 120 Beaujolais Nouveau related festivals held in the Beaujolais region.

The most famous —Les Sarmentelles—is held in the town of Beaujeu, the capital of the Beaujolais region. Kicking off in the early evening the day before Beaujolais Nouveau, the five-day festival features wine tasting, live music and dancing. During the afternoon on Beaujolais Nouveau Day, a heated tent offers wine and a range of local foods for visitors to sample. There is also a tasting contest featuring all of the twelve kinds of Beaujolais, in which the winner nets his or her weight in Beaujolais-Villages. In the evening, a torch lit parade honours the farmers that made the wine. Fireworks at midnight mark the release of the new wine, which is then drank until dawn.

Beaujolais Nouveau is meant to be drunk young. Most vintages should be consumed by the following May after its release. However, in excellent vintages (such as 2000) the wine can live much longer and can be enjoyed until the next harvest rolls around.

The region of Beaujolais is known for its fabulous food. The famed Paul Bocuse restaurant is just minutes from the heart of Beaujolais, as is Georges Blanc's. These great restaurants have plenty of Beaujolais Nouveau on their wine lists. The wine goes well with either haute cuisine or Friday night's pizza.

Link to the English Web page: Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2018

I heartily recommend the Georges Dubeuf this year...it is spectacular...

 

[Texas Star]

Are these empty bottles, or is that white Beaujolais? Never saw any white of that appellation, but may have just missed it.

I've tried the usual red beaujolais in the better grade, B. Villages, and it was just okay. Reminded me of cough syrup. I don't like it as well as more serious wine.

You can get remarkable value in reds from Chile and CA and WA states that easily eclipse the cheaper French wines. But some communes, like St. Julien in Bordeaux, make excellent communal appellation wines. Not that they compare to the best there, like Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou or Ch. Beychevelle...

But few of us can afford to drink the best of Bordeaux except on special occasions.

BTW, I am not one of those men who ridicule the corkscrew on Swiss Army knives. They do work, although the larger ones on lockblade German folding hunting knives are better. At home, I've preferred those wooden ones with two handles.

If Absalom sees this, I wonder if he's used the corkscrew on his Puma Model 959 knife that he's pictured here. I found that model too thick, but have used their Model 943 and a similar knife by J.A. Henckels.

 

[mike from st pete]

Get me some fresh wine!
Not that old stale stuff from last year!

 

[shouldazagged]

Tuesday was a good year.

 

[Rustyt1953]

Plonk down a couple bottles of wine in front of me and I will happily celebrate any holiday you wish.

"À votre santé!"