11/19/2020
Beaujolais Day is here! 🎉
Beaujolais Day takes place the third Thursday in November to celebrate French wine fresh from the harvest. 🍇
The holiday is an ode to the Gamay varietal and is celebrated in France with great displays of fireworks, celebrations, dinner and in between. The wine is meant to be drunk young so in this symbolism the barrels with the wine are rolled into the streets to the merchants.
Serve slightly chilled and representing all the fresh fruit and vibrancy of the wine the release has been also associated with the beginning of the Thanksgiving holidays here in the USA. 🦃
You can find great values under $20 with a wine that is elegant and fruit packed perfect for the beginning of the holiday season. Make sure to visit any of your favorite local wine shops to discover something new! What is your favorite Beaujolais? How are you planning to celebrate?
Nevertheless, Beaujolais is more than just Noveau. The area neighbors Burgundy and produces 4 categories including the Noveau, Beaujolais, Beaujolais Villages and of course the Beaujolais Cru. These vineyards were initially planted by The Romans and there is even a Cru named after Julius Caesar.
The Beaujolais Cru offers beautiful typicity of the terroir and is as elegant as fun to drink. All these Cru (10 to be exact) are located in the northern part of the region. The most notable Cru are Moulin-à-Vent (known as the King of Beaujolais), Fleurie (the Queen of Beaujolais), Morgon and Brouilly which presents the most elegant of the bunch.
Beaujolais tend to have fresh fruit characteristics of cherry and cranberries with some banana and even bubblegum or kirsch in the very young ones. They are low in tannins but higher in acidity with a low to medium alcohol content.
Cheers!
