La Tania locals celebrating the Beaujolais Nouveau down at The Drop Inn in Le Praz tonight.
Another marker for the start of the season trying out the new wine in what has become yet another excuse for an inter-season night out. This usually starts out at the Cave des Lys but it’s not open this year yet (and to be fair Claire’s selection of Beaujolais has been better and cheaper the last few years anyway).
Thanks to Ralph at The Freeride Republic for the pics
Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks before being released for sale on the third Thursday of November. This “Beaujolais Nouveau Day” used to see heavy marketing, with races to get the first bottles to different markets around the globe. The current release practice is to ship the wine ahead of the third Thursday of November, and release it to the local markets at 12:01 a.m. local time.