2016 Georges Dubœuf Domaine des Rosiers Gamay, Moulin-à-Vent, Beaujolais

Around St. Martin’s Day on November 11, the Talhas are tapped in Portugal and elsewhere, and on the third Thursday in Beaujolais, the Nouveau is released with much fanfare. The fanfare is well justified when you consider that n the past, wine would run out and you can imagine how happy everyone was to have it replenished! Today, while we are not at risk of running out of wine, we continue to find the release of the new wines a happy time, and Beaujolais Nouveau, which gets bottled shipped around the world in time to be opened and enjoyed on their third Thursday of November, is the best known.

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