oooh oooh oooh - almost forgot to blog about this most brilliant November thing! It's Beaujolais season again! Every year at the stroke of midnight on the 3rd Thursday in November, the Beaujolais Nouveau is released amid parties, fireworks and general guzzling of this gorgeously light and unpretentious wine! It really is called 'Beaujolais Day' and I have it marked as a recurring appointment in my outlook calendar! So for the next few weeks, look out for Beaujolais Nouveau in the supermarkets and wine shops. Its usually got a bright and colourful, cheap looking label and is always much cheaper than the normal stuff! It's only available for a few weeks and has to be drunk sooner rather than later. Someone once told me that April was the maximum but the chances of a bottle hanging about that long in our house is slim, unless its fallen down the back of the fridge or somewhere.
So, next year, throw a Beaujolais Party - it's a great excuse to quaff some guilt-free wine on a Thursday night! Jason has promised to take me to Beaujeau some year for their celebrations. Apparently it all starts at 5pm the day before Beaujolais Day with wine tasting and then a torchlight procession just before midnight! The celebrations go on all weekend!!! Can you imagine?
Apart from buying loads of Beaujolais Nouveau for Christmas parties, I've read that 2007 was a very good year and the normal stuff will be quite gorgeous. Next year has to be even better! Hurrah!
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