Remember-rememeber 18th of November, time for some Beaujolais Nouveau
I had planned many excuses why I did not really write anything in my blog once it was set up. The most valid one would be that I spent almost all summer and part of the autumn preparing for WSET Level 3 wine exam that is now done. So from now on, the only excuse (not very valid one) would be that I am awfully lazy. But no more excuses! Today is the official release date of Beaujolais Nouveau. Beaujolais Nouveau is a wine that comes from the Beaujolais region in France. This is the first wine of this year’s harvest and therefore released very shortly after fermentation. It is usually fruity, light with low tannin and has red fruit flavors, made out of Gamay grape. As it has barely finished fermentation, there’s no need to look for great complexity nor has it much ageing potential. I heard about this wine first time when I lived in Angers (France) in 2015. I was also told immediately that it is a low quality wine. Why on earth should I buy it then? Why should anyone buy it...