"Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé" wrote René Fallet in 1975, and it's a tradition the French wouldn't miss for the world. On ...

The winemakers of Beaujolais are not happy this year. That seems odd, considering they live in some of France’s most beautiful villages, where old stone houses are decked with flowers amid hillside ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. At the tail end of Burgundy—France’s revered wine region whose Côte-d’Or slopes are praised as pinot noir’s ...

Whether it’s the return of cool weather and a seasonal inclination to revisit red wines, or the range of flavors on the table from turkey to buttery squash and stuffing, Thanksgiving always makes me ...

FORGET talk of Champagnes or Rosés for St Valentine’s day. Think Beaujolais instead. And before you send for the men in white coats, let’s look at this warm-hearted wine from just south of Burgundy, ...

Years ago, while I was tasting exquisite Bordeaux vintages with a high-flying collector, he described Beaujolais in a memorable way: “Sadly stuck in the shadow of Burgundy.” He dismissed it with a ...

For some wine drinkers and diehard Francophiles, the yearly arrival of the Beaujolais nouveau is a day they await with gusto. For more discerning palates, and most people in France, it’s at best an ...

In France, the third Thursday in November is usually a day of fireworks and festivals, when people pause to celebrate a uniquely French custom: the uncorking of the first Beaujolais of the season. But ...

People celebrate as they take part in the traditional event "The Sarmentelles", announcing the beginning of the Beaujolais Nouveau 2025 wine edition, in the streets of Beaujeu, capital of the ...

The ritual uncorking of Beaujolais Nouveau wines each November began at midnight on Thursday, part of an annual marketing campaign aimed at elevating a young French wine that shares little with its ...