Beaujolais built a noticeable reputation on Nouveau. But the region’s ten Crus, each shaped by ancient granite soils and a single grape, are also wines worth knowing now. For decades, wine drinkers ...

Beaujolais is a wine region cultivated — almost exclusively — with a single grape variety: Gamay Noir à Jus Blanc, or simply, Gamay. Employed to craft the iconic regional, Village, and Cru Beaujolais ...

Beaujolais in Motion: The New Energy of the French Wine Region Captivating the U.S. New York, NY – March 2, 2026 – Beaujolais is evolving. Beaujolais is undergoing a transformation. It is moving ...

Each November, on the third Thursday of the month, the French giddily celebrate Beaujolais Nouveau. That’s when the fresh, fruity Gamay from the new vintage is rushed from the vineyards into shops and ...

Everybody's a critic. Back in 1395, Philip the Bold banned the Gamay grape from Burgundy, proclaiming it low and crappy (well, technically, "très mauvais et très desloyaus," or evil and disloyal). For ...

Every year, on the third Thursday of November (that's today!), Beaujolais Nouveau—the young, purple-pink wine made from the Gamay grape in France’s Beaujolais region, sold right after the vintage is ...

Beaujolais Nouveau Day arrives every third Thursday in November—as do about 65 million bottles of red wine just two months old. Throughout France, posters like this one are hung in bars, restaurants ...

As this country’s wine tastes shift away from bombast toward more balanced efforts, let’s imagine we could reduce that trend to a single wine from a single place. This wouldn’t be a wine made to floor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most wine drinkers have heard of Beaujolais, but many still avoid it because of the negative connotations caused by Beaujolais ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...