The Beaujolais Rabbit Hole
I decided to get my head around Beaujolais. Yes, this is falling down a bit of a rabbit hole, but it's much better than my brief great interest in Faugeres that had cropped up in the past. Granted, it's not much better, but it's still better. There could be a practical application here. There is at least a chance that the various Brits in this MW thing will ask me about Beaujolais whereas I don't think there is any belief in the program that the Languedoc even produces wine despite it making 3 billion (with a "B") bottles a year and accounting for one third of all French wine production. There's no time for the Languedoc when the wines of Elgin bless us with their existence. Cue triumphant trumpet calls. Alas, I have gone on a tangent... I have been interested in Beaujolais for a long time. I think it appeals to my Midwestern sense of rooting for the underdog little guy. Beaujolais has long been the wrong side of the tracks t...






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