Beaujolais

Beaujolais Nouveau is not serious wine.
Beaujolais
Most Beaujolais Nouveau has very little to do with its grape, Gamay Noir. t.sableaux/Shutterstock
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Francophiles must have mixed emotions about this time of year, especially on November’s third Thursday every year, when a French wine is released to the world that no one really cares about, despite some faux hoopla.

The wine is Beaujolais Nouveau. And to be blunt, it is not really serious wine.

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