Autumn Vin

Le Beaujolais was cosy, French and fantastic if you're after a bustling bar for a wine. We went with the namesake and drank the Beaujolais-Villages on offer, which was lovely, as always. It is the lightest, fruitiest style of Beaujolais (and red wine?). If Rosé was WoW's wine of the Summer, I think Beaujolais is the flavour of Autumn. I've been beating the Beaujolais drum a bit, so Is it time a move on with winter fast approaching.... not yet, you see, I learnt about "Beaujolais Nouveau Day". It's the third Thursday of November. The grapes (any Beaujolais or Beaujolais-Villages AOC vineyard can produce Beaujolais Nouveau) are harvested between late August and early September. It's fermented for just a few days (the wine is meant to be drunk as young as possible, when they are at their freshest and fruitiest), then released to the public on the third Thursday of November - a celebration of another successful harvest.

So, come 19 November 2009, cheers to Beaujolais... once again.

Great to see the newly weds Pete and Allana last Wednesday night - congratualtions on the occasion - and of course, to the other WoW regulars, great to share some vinos.

See you next time.

Anto