Comments on: Duboeuf low end blends upgraded? http://winecast.net/2005/08/27/duboeuf-low-end-blends-upgraded/ A wine podcast and blog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 05:19:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tim http://winecast.net/2005/08/27/duboeuf-low-end-blends-upgraded/#comment-15071 Tim Thu, 01 Sep 2005 12:27:20 +0000 http://winecast.net/?p=204#comment-15071 What a great tradition! If you are superstitious, legend (or is it just marketing) has it that you will give up all that good luck should you consume your Beaujolais Nouveau past the year it was made. For me, I like the simple, fresh flavors and generally stop drinking Nouveau past Thanksgiving, so it is a narrow window of 2-3 weeks for me. As far as producers, this will vary by wine merchant, but I’ve had good luck with <a href="http://www.boissetamerica.com/products/BrandDetails.aspx?BrnId=33" rel="nofollow">Mommessin</a> and <a href="http://www.tete-beaujolais.com/" rel="nofollow">Louis Tête</a>. I think I will do a round-up of all the Nouveau I can find for a Winecast in November. What a great tradition! If you are superstitious, legend (or is it just marketing) has it that you will give up all that good luck should you consume your Beaujolais Nouveau past the year it was made. For me, I like the simple, fresh flavors and generally stop drinking Nouveau past Thanksgiving, so it is a narrow window of 2-3 weeks for me. As far as producers, this will vary by wine merchant, but I’ve had good luck with Mommessin and Louis Tête. I think I will do a round-up of all the Nouveau I can find for a Winecast in November.

]]> By: John Weippert http://winecast.net/2005/08/27/duboeuf-low-end-blends-upgraded/#comment-14991 John Weippert Thu, 01 Sep 2005 01:26:39 +0000 http://winecast.net/?p=204#comment-14991 My wife and I have started the tradition of giving a bottle of Nouveau to our friends at Christmas time (I know, big spenders). But this year we include a tag with little tid bit of info about Beaujolais and the following text that I pulled of some Beaujolais web page, "The French believe that if you drink Beaujolais Nouveau in the year it’s bottled, you’ll have good luck the following year. So with that, drink this wine between now and the first of the year to ensure you have a very happy New Year!!!" Last year we gave DuBoeuf, do you have other suggestions? My wife and I have started the tradition of giving a bottle of Nouveau to our friends at Christmas time (I know, big spenders). But this year we include a tag with little tid bit of info about Beaujolais and the following text that I pulled of some Beaujolais web page, “The French believe that if you drink Beaujolais Nouveau in the year it’s bottled, you’ll have good luck the following year. So with that, drink this wine between now and the first of the year to ensure you have a very happy New Year!!!”

Last year we gave DuBoeuf, do you have other suggestions?

]]> By: Tim http://winecast.net/2005/08/27/duboeuf-low-end-blends-upgraded/#comment-14442 Tim Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:20:49 +0000 http://winecast.net/?p=204#comment-14442 Wilfried, I agree that Nouveau is overrated, but a good excuse to celebrate the new vintage. We have a tradition of serving Nouveau with our turkey on Thanksgiving in November, and I avoid Duboeuf bottlings in favor of some smaller producers who make better wines. I am a fan of Duboeuf Cru Beaujolais, however, and have some Morgon and Moulin à Vent in the cellar right now. Wilfried,

I agree that Nouveau is overrated, but a good excuse to celebrate the new vintage. We have a tradition of serving Nouveau with our turkey on Thanksgiving in November, and I avoid Duboeuf bottlings in favor of some smaller producers who make better wines. I am a fan of Duboeuf Cru Beaujolais, however, and have some Morgon and Moulin à Vent in the cellar right now.

]]> By: Wilfried http://winecast.net/2005/08/27/duboeuf-low-end-blends-upgraded/#comment-14441 Wilfried Sun, 28 Aug 2005 18:02:38 +0000 http://winecast.net/?p=204#comment-14441 Hi, How many corks have you got from Duboeuf? He trys for many years to convince poeple that the Beaujolais Nouveau is a great wine... ;) Hi,
How many corks have you got from Duboeuf?
He trys for many years to convince poeple that the Beaujolais Nouveau is a great wine… ;)

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