party Tag

The month of November announces the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau, a tradition that started in 1951. It's an unavoidable “rendez-vous” for the person who likes to discover traditionally this new vintage. (winelovers) The Beaujolais tradition in a few numbers… Beaujolais Nouveau is produced on the entire Beaujolais and Beaujolais-Villages appellation area. It is mainly made from the Gamay Noir grape variety.  It represents 22% of the total marketing of the Beaujolais which represents 14,3 millions of bottles.  The process of production  One of the particularities of Beaujolais Nouveau is the use of a typical winemaking method : a carbonic maceration.  This technique consists of putting the entire grape, uncrushed and striped, in a hermetic airtight