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Care for a Glass of ‘Pink Cabbage Water?’
First, thanks for the robust response to my invitation to tell the world your thoughts on this whole nouveau phenomenon. And there’s still time to do so, by either posting a comment to this entry or scrolling down to the item below and joining the chorus.
I thought I’d have some fun and take my query to the next level — in this case, to Mark Squires’ Wine Bulletin Board on eRobertParker.com. This site is fairly new to me, but it becomes quickly obvious that these folks are pretty serious about their wine and their appreciation of it. These are the folks I invited to share their thoughts on nouveau wines.
Oh my.
Some excerpts:
Some are better than others (and how is that different from any other wine?), but in general Beaujolais Nouveau is juicy fun. What can be wrong with that? … I often wonder if those who dismiss Beaujolais Nouveau out of hand ever give it a try. (Robert Fleming from Atlanta)
Some of us have given that plonk many, many tries. I’m a fan of Cru Beaujolais but have never been able to work up any enthusiasm for pink cabbage water. (Frank Deis from New Jersey)
It’s fun stuff - has the shelf life of milk and …
… goes great with Turkey. I don’t know how anyone who likes wine cannot be at least interested in a wine that tastes more like freshly crushed grapes than any other wine on earth. (Thomas Keim from California)
I have always heard the earlier you drink this wine the richer your year to come will be. I have drunk this stuff every third Thursday for the last 12 years, and my w-2 wages have always gone up a nice amount each year. (Jeff Morris from California)
To view the entire thread of posts responding to my query, click on this Mark Squires’ BB on erobertparker.com nouveau thread.
So there you have it! A happy “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé!” to all, and of course, cheers!
Mark Fisher
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Comments
By Jessica
November 18, 2005 7:32 PM | Link to this
I just want to thank all of my customers and new visitors who shared in our Beaujolais Nouveau celebration Thursday evening. It was a fun time at Cuvee Wine Bar. You packed the house!
By Uncorked
November 17, 2005 1:30 PM | Link to this
If you’d prefer something other than nouveau tonight (11-17), here’s what DLM Washington Square is tasting from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., courtesy of a local wine listserv: Maillot Blanc 2004 Chardonnay 2003 Boyer-Martenot Puigny-Montrachet Tudor 2003 Pinot Noir – Santa Barbera Highlands Wellington Cabernet 2000 Chateau LaGrange 2002 St Julian Bordeaux 2003 Domaine Saint Siffrein Chateauneuf Du Pape Grande Maison 2001 We often put the tastings list up on this site on Friday, which often misses the Thursday night tasting at this venue. So if nouveaus are not your bag ….