Category Archives: Beaujolais

Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé … but why drink toilet water? Drink Amarone instead!

Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé! That’s right; it’s that time of year again!  The third Thursday in November when the audacious French traits of being xenophobic and snooty towards Americans combine in the swinish hoax known as Beaujolais Nouveau!  Sure, … Continue reading

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Less is More: Fontenay “Sine Nomine” Cote Roannaise

Chaptalization.  Illegal in the United States yet widely practiced in France it is the simple process of adding sugar into a fermenting batch of grape juice.  The goal is not to make the wine sweeter.  Rather, the added sugar continues … Continue reading

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