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From the archives: Beaujolais nouveau est arrivée!
From the Dave McIntyre’s WineLine archives – Number 2, to be exact, from November 1999, when this was an e-mail newsletter sent to whomever gave me their address, and long before anyone coined the word “blog”: Thursday around noon I’ll … Continue reading
Beaujolais – Everything Old is Nouveau Again
Today is the third Thursday of November – which for wine lovers is a day to stay inside and avoid the hype of “Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivee”. But I’ve always loved nouveau, and I wrote about it in November … Continue reading
Weygandt’s Beaujolais “Primeur” 2009
Wine lovers tend to frown upon Beaujolais Nouveau as a cynical marketing gimmick, but we really should think of it as a fun celebration of the recent harvest. It’s Thanksgiving time, after all, and what is the National Day of … Continue reading
Red or White for Thanksgiving? BOTH!
Or as I always say, “Open one of everything!” But here’s my take on the food/wine pairing conundrum for this Thanksgiving, in Sunday’s Washington Post special Food section, with wine recommendations paired to featured recipes. Note the commenter who didn’t … Continue reading
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A Tight-Knit Cru – Beaujolais as it Should Be
If you think Beaujolais is just grapey Nouveau or insipid plonk, think again. It’s time to discover the delicious, mineral and food-friendly wines of the Beaujolais crus, the 10 appellations that give added expression to the gamay grape. You can … Continue reading