Beaujolais Nouveau

The French expression for partying is faire la fête (direct translation: to make party).

By French law, the new crop of Beaujolais nouveau cannot be released earlier than the third Thursday of November of each year. However, due to the wild popularity of the wine with the Japanese market (and the yen that can be made by this special exception), technically, it is released eight hours ahead of French time in Japan.
As the date approaches, you will see posters and flyers in the windows of bars and cafés signalling the approach of the date and planned on-site tastings.

Beaujolais: The region
The Beaujolais region is located north of Lyon and is widely known as a wine producing region. Every year, the International Relations department at Lyon 3 organises a Beaujolais nouveau-tasting trip out to the region for exchange students.


(Source: www.exquisine.de)

Beaujolais Nouveau: The wine
I know little about wine and my palette is not the most refined but I have learned a few things in passing about this wine. Beaujolais nouveau is one wine produced in the Beaujolais region and one of its most popular. The most occasional wine enthusiast will tell you that Beaujolais nouveau is not the best wine, being more "commercial" and cheaper. Unlike many other red wines that taste better as it ages, Beaujolais nouveau is meant to be drank quickly (i.e. it does not keep well and not that it needs to be chugged).