Beaujolais Nouveau is released on the third Thursday of November. Beaujolais nouveau is the first wine of the season. It's vinified quickly and gently, turning out a light-bodied, unserious, very fruity red wine from the gamay grape.
Served at about 55 degrees, cooler than usual for a red wine, it goes well with turkey.
The wine takes its name from the historical Beaujolais province and wine producing region. It is located north of Lyon, and covers parts of the north of the Rhône département (Rhône-Alpes) and parts of the south of the Saône-et-Loire département (Burgundy).
Traditionally, the bistros of Paris use every form of transport from motorcycles to light aircraft to be the first to bring up the new wine from the Beaujolais region of southeast France.
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