A few months back we wrote about the "let them eat cake" phenomenon of beaujolais nouveau. Chicagoist bought a couple bottles back then to share with friends; even when chilled they were so acidic we feared our faces would freeze into a permanent gas face pose. One bad experience with wine should not stop stop someone from having more. With a return to form in the weather standard beaujolais is a fine option to... more ›

Tomorrow is "Beaujolais Nouveau Time!!" Every year at one minute past midnight on the third Thursday in November the newest batch of wine from Burgundy's Beaujolais region is released, with accompanying fanfare (by decree of French law the wine cannot be released until then). The total shipment of 65 million bottles, which accounts for nearly half of the region's wine production, is distributed and consumed around the world. Beaujolais Nouveau is a relatively recent... more ›