Tag Archives: Beaujolais

Beaujolais – Everything Old is Nouveau Again

Posted on November 18, 2010 by

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 →

Posted in Beaujolais, Weblogs, Wine | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Weygandt’s Beaujolais “Primeur” 2009

Posted on November 24, 2009 by

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 →

Posted in Beaujolais | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

A Tight-Knit Cru – Beaujolais as it Should Be

Posted on July 29, 2009 by

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 →

Posted in Beaujolais, Washington Post | Tagged , , | Leave a comment