JAKE DE PAUL: I WOULD LIKE SOME PLEASE >>>
It’s that time of year again. Beaujolais Nouveau, the celebratory wine traditionally released the week before Thanksgiving, has been released. What is now a firmly ingrained tradition began decades ago as a way of celebrating the end of the harvest. The vineyard workers would be treated to a post-harvest party, the focus of which was young, frothy wine barely over its fermentation, served directly from vats. Today, nearly 50 percent of grapes harvested in Beaujolais go into the production of Beaujolais Nouveau. Some may argue that this is a waste of good fruit, but to producers and retailers alike, this hyped-up release of liquid bubblegum provides a much needed shot in the arm just before the holiday season.
Beaujolais Nouveau chatter in the South Sound has been nil. The only BN celebration I know is tonight at Minoela when the Tacoma French Club gather to hug, speak Paris talk and taste the wine.