I recently had a domestic BN that came out the Tuesday before the French release, but the name escapes me. I can check if anyone cares. It was relatively good and I've tried many (including Duboeuf) this year.
Having been in France the last 4 years during the BN release I can confirm that the French do drink quite a bit of this (at least in Paris) and all of the brasseries are full of signage about it. I'm no wine expert, but I think BN is tasty although I've never liked the Deboeuf - mostly, I think, because of the garish label. William H. Bowen wrote: > <cf_accent type="french-outrageous"> > There ees nothing wronguh with the liking of Louis Jadot Beaujolais > Villages, eet ees whan we see you silly Americans drinking the Beaujolais > Nouveau that we laugh with great gusto not seen since the days of the > Revolu-shon. > > For you see eet is real wine that has been, how do you say? Ahh-gehd > properlee? > </cf_accent> > > Sure Nouveau is a scam (try laying some 2002 down until about June 2003 - > blecch!!), but Old-veau (as my wine shop (owner) friend likes to call it) is > just fine; so fear not oh quaffer of Beaujolais Villages. > > Oh and yes I did buy several bottles of George Duboeuf Beajolais Nouveau > <cf_winesnob>(more accurately "Primeur" not Nouveau)</cf_winesnob>this > year... I can hear the Gendarme coming for me now! > > > will > ---- > > William H. Bowen > Webmaster > > ALSTOM's T&D Energy Automation & Information Business > > "Your friendly neighborhood Webmaster!" > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.esca.com/ > > 425.739.3629 Voice > 425.466.7016 Cell > 425.739.3690 FAX > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adam Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 2:19 AM > Subject: Re: Beaujolais Nouveau scam? > > > >>If you like Beaujolais, you really should try the Louis Jadot >>Beaujolais-Villages. I currently have some from the 2000 season, and I've >>always been afraid to admit that it's my favorite young wine. I've had >>nightmares that go like this: >> >>--- >>French Person: Do you like wine, Messieur? >> >>Adam: Yes, I do. >> >>French Person: What kind of wine do you like? >> >>Adam: You know, I really like Louis Jadot Beaujolais-Villages. It has a >>bright presence, and a spr-- >> >>French Person: I'm afraid you will have to come with me, Messieur. >> >>Adam: --ightly finish. Huh? Come with you? By whose authority? >> >>French Person: By the authority vested in me for being French and having a >>well developed knowledge of wine, Messieur, which as you know are mostly o > > ne > >>and the same! >> >>Adam: What am I being charged with? >> >>French Person: You are charged with the most despicable crime in all of >>France: being a typical American! >> >>Adam: But I'm not! I'm not! Look, I didn't buy any kitchy postcards of the >>Eiffel Tower, I'm not doing any Maurice Chevalier imitations, and I'm not >>even trying to speak French! >> >>French Person: Perhaps these things will save your life, Messieur, but you >>must come in for questioning... >> >>(later that evening, after being strapped to a chair in a cool, dark > > earthen > >>dungeon, a bright light shining in my eyes...) >> >>Different French Person: So... you are American, no? >> >>Adam: Yes. >> >>Different French Person: And you claim to savor a Beaujolias. I suppose it >>is because it is the only wine you can pronounce? >> >>Adam: No, I can also pronounce "Chateau Lafite Rothschild" and "Chateau >>Margeaux--" >> >>French people in the room, grasping their ears in severe pain: No! Stop! >>Stop! Do not try to speak French! >> >>Adam: Sorry. >> >>Different French Person: Tell me, Messieur: do you choose a wine based on >>how "pretty" the label is, like most Americans? Are you attracted to the >>bright watercolor prints on coated white paper labels with their stylish >>fontography and plain English names like "Autumn Blush?" >> >>Adam: No! That stuff is mass-market Californian swill! I would never stoop >>that low! >> >>Yet another French Person, standing beside a curtain: Perhaps no, > > Messieur. > >>But... SHE would! (throws aside the curtain) >> >>Adam: Lisa!!! >> >>French Person: Yes, Messieur! Your wife! Our agents caught her on >>videotape back in your United States, purchasing THIS! (hands me a bottle > > of > >>wine with a holographic 3D label that shows bright flowers blossoming as > > you > >>rotate the bottle) >> >>Adam: "Berry Blossom Zinfandel?" Lisa, how could you?! >> >>French Person: At this point, Messieur, your only chance of making it out > > of > >>this wine cellar alive is for your wife to answer the following questions >>accurately. Francois, bring the cheeses. >> >>Adam: No!!! She's just a novice! Don't! >> >>French Person: Mrs. Churvis, before you are three soft cheeses. Identify >>which one is the Brie, which is the Boursault, and which is the >>Brillat-Savarin... >> >>Adam: NOOOOO!!!!!!! >> >>(wakes up in a cold sweat, panting) >>--- >> >>Something like that. Anyone out there also like the Louis Jadot? >> >>Respectfully, >> >>Adam Phillip Churvis >>Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training >>http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com >>E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Phone: 770-446-8866 >>Team Macromedia Volunteer for ColdFusion >>http://www.macromedia.com/support/forums/team_macromedia/ >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 5:46 PM >>Subject: Beaujolais Nouveau scam? >> >> >> >>>Amusing article about marketing super-hype: >>> >>>http://slate.msn.com/?id=2074387 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. 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