a wine-growing region in E France, in Rhône department.
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.
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"If the French have Beaujolais, we've got our mangoes," she says.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
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
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
If you’re looking for the literary scene in New York, you may want to drop in at Elaine’s, a shadowy but cheery East Side bar where authors meet for Beaujolais and bon mots.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2023
In Harry’s shopping bag were: a Bordeaux, a Beaujolais, and a Burgundy.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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