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  • Beaujolais
    Beaujolais
    noun
    a wine-growing region in E France, in Rhône department.
  • beaujolais
    beaujolais
    noun
    (sometimes capital) a popular fresh-tasting red or white wine from southern Burgundy in France

Beaujolais

American  
[boh-zhuh-ley] / ˌboʊ ʒəˈleɪ /

noun

Beaujolaises plural
  1. a wine-growing region in E France, in Rhône department.

  2. a dry, fruity red Burgundy wine from this region that does not age and usually must be drunk within a few months after it is made.


beaujolais British  
/ ˈbəʊʒəˌleɪ /

noun

  1. (sometimes capital) a popular fresh-tasting red or white wine from southern Burgundy in France

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"I've got a bottle of Beaujolais in the fridge at the moment," she adds.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

Producers of Loire Valley whites send 45 percent of their exports to the United States and Beaujolais sends 30 percent, whereas just 16 percent of champagne exports go to the US market.

From Barron's Jun. 15, 2026

While a light-bodied Beaujolais would fit nicely into a meatless meal, so would a good Chenin Blanc.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2025

They do not have the bandwidth to engage in theatrical ooh-ing and ah-ing at that Beaujolais you're raving about.

From Salon Nov. 22, 2023

In Harry’s shopping bag were: a Bordeaux, a Beaujolais, and a Burgundy.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Another notable difference between beaujolais and burgundy is price.

From Washington Post Nov. 3, 2022

This delicious red is made from old-vines gamay, the grape of beaujolais.

From Washington Post Jan. 3, 2019

And beaujolais nouveau, with its grapy freshness, is the ideal partner for cranberry sauce.

From Washington Post Nov. 15, 2018

He felt winemaking was being strangled by the demands of the market and the strictures of beaujolais AOC.

From The Guardian May 15, 2018

I am always on the lookout for cru beaujolais from Chiroubles and Moulin a Vent.

From New York Times Oct. 6, 2016

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