Beaujolais Wine

Beaujolais can be divided into two main parts - real Beaujolais and Beaujolais Nouveau. Beaujolais Nouveau is released on the third Thursday of November, in just about two months after harvest. You may ask yourself, "Why aren't all wines made that quickly?" The answer is that it really isn't the best way to make wine. The wines are fill of strawberry and bubble gum flavors, and while fruity and fun wines,  don't reflect the best of the wines of the region.

Real Beaujolais is itself divided into three categories - Beaujolais, Beaujolais-Villages, and Cru Beaujolais, in order of decreasing geographic area increasing depth and complexity. The primary fruit flavor is a candy apple cherry, with other berry flavors and some peppery red spice notes as the primary secondary flavors.