Beaujolais Nouveau
Americannoun
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One Beaujolais that won’t be on my table is Beaujolais Nouveau, the fruity, frothy wine released each year on the third Thursday in November.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
"In difficult periods, people hang onto traditions. Even during a war, we want to celebrate Christmas, even during a pandemic, we want to celebrate the Beaujolais Nouveau," he said.
From Reuters • Nov. 18, 2021
Wines like these may have been epitomized by Beaujolais Nouveau, which began as a regional ritual celebrating the first wine of the harvest and became a global craze in the 1970s and ’80s.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2021
A modern analogue would be a Beaujolais Nouveau, he said, bottled and sold as little as six weeks after harvest.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2017
Other than the Gamay grape, cru Beaujolais has very little to do with fruity, lightweight Beaujolais Nouveau.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2015
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