Beaujolais Est Arrive!
Lifelong Learning

On the third Thursday of November every year since the 1950's, the Beaujolais wine region of France releases their wine, called Nouveau Beaujolais, to celebrate the harvest and showcase their wine as soon as possible for the public to enjoy and celebrate. The tradition became popular in Paris and soon spread around the world. In addition to the fresh and fruity Nouveau version of Beaujolais, there are ten appellations, called 'Crus" which are uniquely different in terms of climate and soils. These are the wines with structure, complexity, and age ability. In this class, you'll learn the names of the ten Crus, be able to find them in order on a map, understand the unique wine making process, and taste all levels of Beaujolais, from Nouveau to Village to several of the Crus.