PARIS (AP) - This year’s Beaujolais Nouveau has been uncorked in France in the famous wine event that spawns nationwide parties - and plenty of hangovers.
A sip from the 2017 batch of the - often rough - red wine that’s only aged a short time will evoke notes of wild strawberry, raspberry and blackcurrant.
But the owner of Paris’ Au Petit Chavignol restaurant, Bernard Roques-Bouges, said Thursday that the attraction of the highly-marketed annual event is simple: an excuse to party.
Roques-Bouges uncorked his first bottles at midnight Wednesday in the third week of November, as is tradition in the 24-hour celebration.
The merriment is taking place despite wine volumes being lower than normal this year owing to vine damage from frost, hail and drought.
Please read our comment policy before commenting.