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George Deboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau 2017

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017Nick Comment

As is customary this time of year, the first wine that lands is Beaujolais. Made from the Gamay grape, it has a refreshing [...]

November 29, 2016November 28, 2016Nick Comment

Every November, on the 3rd Thursday of the month, the collective wine community loses their minds, and run to the store to grab [...]

February 25, 2016March 9, 2016Nick Comment

Although the marketing may lead you to believe otherwise, Beaujolais isn’t just a wine for the end of November. Although Beaujolais Nouveau has [...]

November 24, 2015November 30, 2015Nick Comment

While gamay may be best known for its role in Beaujolais, it’s not the only place where the gamay grape creates beautiful wine. [...]

November 20, 2015November 20, 2015Nick Comment

There’s something of an interesting happenstance that the release of the first crop of Beaujolais, happens to be so close to Thanksgiving. The [...]

November 22, 2012November 20, 2015Nick Comment

We’re going to do this. I’m sorry to inform you, but we have to have our annual beaujolais nouveau. Listen though, this is [...]

November 24, 2011February 5, 2016Nick Comment

About a week ago it was Beaujolais day. This was probably fueled by the fact that the new vintage was released, and a [...]

May 19, 2011October 1, 2011Nick Comment

This week on First Pour Wine: Episode 6 2010 Phebus Torrontes and 2009 Domaine Pignard Beaujolais [...]