by far, my favorite element of the fall season is the release of the beaujolais. for those of you not familiar, beaujolais nouveau is red wine made from gamay grapes in the beaujolias region of france. this wine is a purple-pink color and is a very lightweight wine. the wine is only fermented for a few weeks before release. this method of production means very little tannin and the wine tends to be very fruity. they are considered to be a sample of the wines to come. the beaujolais are likened to eating cookie dough - if the dough is good, then the cookies will turn out well. the opposing viewpoint is that you are tasting cookie dough - the uncooked version of the end product. the wines are released on the 15th of november, creating the wine world equivalent of valentine's day hype.
the beaujolais are coming! the beaujolais are coming! (and i can't wait!)
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the cookie dough analogy was great for us rookie wine lovers :) what do you say about a spin class next thursday night & then come home to a bottle of beaujolai?
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