Le Beaujolais Nouveau, Redux
In which I taste this year's model. And uh, no, it wasn't my first glass.
Last year's video post about the Beaujolais Nouveau. The sound is worse, but I look better.
Edit: Looking back on all my video blogs, I see that this one is MUCH smaller than the others. Time to check back into Dailymotion or YouTube. I just would like to be able to transfer all the videos I made with Audioblog (now Hipcast). Does anybody know if that's possible?
JINX! We both blogged about the same thing at nearly the same time. Heh heh.
I picked up my case after school today, and poured my first glass after dinner. As delightful and crisp as ever, non? ;-)
Posted by: Denise | November 16, 2006 at 21:29
Very cool tradition, but I don't like wine. Can I use beer instead?
Posted by: Margaret | November 16, 2006 at 21:48
Am so thirsty. Am out of wine. Goodbye cruel world.
Posted by: Mist 1 | November 16, 2006 at 23:50
Haha, I pick mine out by pretty label quality, too. Last night we had a bottle with a lovely yellow etiquette, couldn't tell you from where, though. Pas mal, as they say around here...
Posted by: meredith | November 17, 2006 at 04:40
Yay! Alison videos. My video blogging mentor :)
Love the link between Beaujolais wine and the Beaujolais president. I see lots of similarities ;)
Posted by: misschrisc | November 17, 2006 at 04:47
I didn't even try it this year. Too much marketing, as you said.
Posted by: Gracianne | November 17, 2006 at 04:58
T'en es a la seconde bouteille deja, avoue!
Posted by: Vilay | November 17, 2006 at 10:09
great post!!!
So, you said you chose the one with the better label-- so are there certain wines (limited) that are available for this day, or it is just a celebration with any kind of "new" wine?
Posted by: cmhl | November 17, 2006 at 10:36
cmhl -- Originally this was just for Beaujolais wine. I have heard, however, that other wine regions are putting out a "primeur" wine, too.
The thing about the label is that until very recently, French wine labels were very traditional, except the Beaujolais Nouveau labels. They were always colorful. These days, however, some French winemakers have jumped on the marketing bandwagon with cool names and labels for their wines.
It's kind of a joke for me to choose the wine based on the label, because of course it's no guarantee that the wine will be any good!
Posted by: Alison | November 17, 2006 at 10:45
i love your dimple. ;)
and the wtf? thing? love it!
Posted by: ms. sizzle | November 17, 2006 at 11:14
You're so cute! I wish I was there drinking that with you!
Posted by: Amber | November 17, 2006 at 12:31
Cheers!
Posted by: cassie-b | November 17, 2006 at 13:09
<> Cheers!
Posted by: Kathryn | November 17, 2006 at 18:33
I love the bumper sticker!!
Posted by: barb | November 18, 2006 at 07:21
I didn't know you were so young and skinny. You need to eat more with that wine.
Posted by: The CEO | November 19, 2006 at 11:14
Meryl Streep, eat yer heart out!
More videos please!
Posted by: Daisy | November 23, 2006 at 07:16