Hello All!
As promised, it’s the unveiling of a special day!! The 3rd Thursday of November every year is the release of the first Beaujolais Nouveau wines!!!
These started as wines made from Gamay grapes in the Beaujolais region of France and has since extended from there to other areas. These wines were only fermented for a 6-8 weeks after the first grapes of the season are harvested. The grapes must be hand picked and are made using carbonic maceration where the grapes are loaded into a large sealed container filled with carbon dioxide, the grapes at the bottom get crushed by the weight of the grapes on top and begin to ferment emitting more CO2 which then begins to cause fermentation in the grapes on top. This fermentation process emphasizes a fruity flavour and extracts the bitter tannins from the wine (it tastes like grape juice!!)
So, for all of you who think you don’t like wine?? THIS IS THE WINE FOR YOU!!!
Now to tie this back to my post from earlier!! Again, thank you to D.L. Richardson for having me on her blog tour for her new dystopian sci-fi novel “Earth Quarantined“, and IT COULDN’T HAVE BEEN TIMED BETTER!!! Her character Kethryn sure loved her red wine, so I’m sure she would approve of my saying that these wines are the perfect pairing with this book!!
The BookWorm Drinketh 
I saw the title of the post and wa alike why does the word Beaujolais look so familiar?!
Now I remember! LOL.
Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day!
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Hahaha wine-ing too much?!! How’s your health now?
Nicole I need to taste good wine one that I tasted was like one of my cough syrups… Uggghhh
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HahahahahHa Well I imagine you’re definitely asking the right person! 😂😂
I’m a lot better than earlier in the week. Still not completely over it but getting there.
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Good to hear that you’re starting to feel better, darlin!! 💖💖
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I can’t DEFINTITELY find you some great wines to try! I live in the heart of Canada’s wine country here (.. Or one of them!) So, I have A TON of amazing wineries right in my backyard! (ok. Not LITERALLY.)
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It was defintitely happy!! We went through about 3 bottles! (of course, there were 4 of us… So, it’s not THAT much!)
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Hmm……. Not too bad then 😉😂
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Happy Beaujolais Nouveau Day. I love that wine. Drink up!
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Oh, we did!! Thanks, Diana! 💖🍷🍷🍷
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Happy BND day! Oh, how I wished I could drink red wine after your post. I’m allergic so I shouldn’t try it but it sure sounds good.
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Awww….. That’s so sad!!! I don’t know what I would do if I was allergic to red wine!! ….I suppose not drink it… but, that just sounds depressing! Ha ha!
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I remember the Beaujolais races to get the first bottles back to England, my boss went one year when I worked in a wine bar, think they still do a charity one, but it’s not a big thing anymore. renchduck.com/latest/the-beaujolais-race-still-running/
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duh broken link soz http://frenchduck.com/latest/the-beaujolais-race-still-running/ that’s the one!
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Ya. It used to be huge here as well! People would be lined up before open on the day of release. Now they seem to still have bottles months after the fact. It’s sad! (although, good for me! Ha ha!)
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Sebastiani Vineyards in Sonoma, CA used to make this varietal, but I don’t think they do anymore. You’re right, it’s like grape juice, but it also has a short shelf life, so you have to drink it right away.
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Oh, that won’t be a problem! Ha ha!
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Oh man I usually pick wine based on how pretty the label is. Now that there are wine holidays I fell inept haha.
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Oh, believe me. I’ve picked my fair share of wines based off labels, as well. 😅😂 George Deboeuf (one of the producers of the Beajoulais every year) actually designs a label and then releases a silk tie every year with the labels design. (his are the pretty ones on the ends)
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Happy BND day! I learned something new, yay! I enjoy red wine and will definitely check this particular one out. 🍷 😊👍
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Let me know what you think if you try it!! 🍷👍
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