Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Kate Dingwall is a Toronto-based sommelier and drinks writer. On the third Thursday of every November, wine drinkers partake in ...

PARIS – The wine world’s best-known party is beginning – the ritual uncorking of Beaujolais Nouveau every November. That’s both a curse and a blessing for the famed French region and its lesser-known ...

The weather’s chilly, the leaves have fallen, and the holidays are fast-approaching. We’re about to commemorate the end of the growing season — and the imminent end to a year that has been difficult ...

Beaujolais Nouveau became synonymous with the name of Georges Duboeuf, the self-styled King of Beaujolais, who passed away in early 2020 at age 86. But wine lovers, sommeliers and writers have long ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Nouveau is a young French wine that is released shortly after the harvest and meant to be enjoyed as soon as possible. The most ...

FLEURIE MIGHT have the prettiest name in Beaujolais, and it might even have the first premier cru vineyards in Beaujolais, too. Fleurie is one of 10 designated Beaujolais crus: places where the best ...

Gamay is a French red grape that has a fairly singular reputation, based on one region. It’s the other red grape of Burgundy, and is used to make the bubblegum-fruity Beaujolais nouveau wine at the ...

In the years since Wine School began in 2014, we’ve taken a few dives into Beaujolais. Now it’s time for another. And why not? Beaujolais has been one of the most exciting regions in wine for the last ...

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel, and food writer; event host and speaker; and drinks educator. He regularly contributes to Food & Wine, and his first book, Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is ...

Twenty-plus years ago, Melissa McAvoy was working in a French restaurant in Port St. Lucie, and it was during this time of year that the staff would come together for a celebratory luncheon. They’d ...