Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé

55 comments:

1. Katie said...
   November 24, 2008 12:05:00 AM GMT+01:00

   Wowza - le Beaujolais nouveau est arivee!! Great photo - I really love how that bottle looks 10 feet high!! Pour me a glass please, as I'm at work on a Sunday!!

2. Katie said...
   November 24, 2008 12:06:00 AM GMT+01:00

   OMG, I just this SECOND got an e-mail from a friend in NYC saying he's drinking Beaujolais right now! Oh, upon further study, that bottle looks 20 feet high!!

3. Alexa said...
   November 24, 2008 12:10:00 AM GMT+01:00

   Katie -- were you lurking or lucky? Either way, you are GF today!
   Just for the record, I would have no trouble with a crown that comes with assembly instructions (unless they're in Swedish!).
   And Eric, where can I get a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau in this large economy size?

4. Katie said...
   November 24, 2008 12:15:00 AM GMT+01:00

   Alexa I seem to be lucky on the weekends when I'm stuck at work! And I plan on putting Beaujolais corks all over my crown, after I happily start passing bottles around for us all to share. Cheers!

5. lynn said...
   November 24, 2008 12:27:00 AM GMT+01:00

   What a great picture. Is this a normal bottle shot at a superb angle or really a huge promotional one?!
   
   I can't fight in the comments box as I haven't tried this Beaujolais. I'd like a glass though...

6. from cali said...
   November 24, 2008 12:38:00 AM GMT+01:00

   I can't fight about it either, Eric as like Lynn I've never tried it. If you'd like to throw some other subject my way I will do my best . . .

7. lynn said...
   November 24, 2008 1:04:00 AM GMT+01:00

   LOL! From Cali what a good idea. What shall we pick out of this piece - French cafes, weird angle photography, the fifties, what? lol!

8. Carine said...
   November 24, 2008 1:26:00 AM GMT+01:00

   Just a small correction:
   Lyon is now the third largest city of France (Marseille is the second one).
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon

9. Brian Christopher said...
   November 24, 2008 1:28:00 AM GMT+01:00

   Thanks for sharing your photos !
   
   bchrisphotos.blogspot.com

10. from cali said...
    November 24, 2008 1:40:00 AM GMT+01:00

    I wish I'd seen your comment sooner, Lynn. I am sure you are tucked into bed by now. I am no fan of the 50s. How's that for a mild start?

11. Une Affaire de Style said...
    November 24, 2008 4:40:00 AM GMT+01:00

    I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best*. In this case, Lafite or Pichon Laland. As for Beaujolais Nouveau, I have yet to try.
    
    Tchin-Tchin!
    
    
    * Oscar Wilde

12. Michael said...
    November 24, 2008 5:40:00 AM GMT+01:00

    How did you do it Eric? Between the snow storm we had and the freezing temperatures (I promise I'm not exaggerating!), you went out and took this photo? Just for us? Thanks.
    
    As for Beaujolais Nouveau, I prefer it only in the summer when it's served cold. But on the 25th, I'll gladly have a glass with the PDPrs coming for dinner.

13. Christina SEA said...
    November 24, 2008 6:14:00 AM GMT+01:00

    I first heard of Beaujolais Nouveau about 12 years ago. At first I did not understand what the big deal was, now I understand it represents the first wines of the recent vintage. It always goes well with turkey - a good wine for us Americans on our Thanksgiving.
    
    Snow in Paris - how wonderful! Hopefully the city comes to a stop and even the residents can enjoy with white stuff covering everything.
    
    Carrie - I have been enjoying your daily post of what you are doing, seeing, enjoying. I hope you have had a good time the past few days too - and got to play in the snow too

14. jeff said...
    November 24, 2008 6:43:00 AM GMT+01:00

    Many don't like it. I like when it arrives, for fun. It's not the greatest wine, and the price has increased by a dollar every year, though other French wines have not. I can't find my favorite Nouveau anymore: Louis Tete. It almost has a bit of bubbly spark to it.
    
    I would love to attend the gathering on the 25th. Unfortunately, I would not be able to make it back to bring ma mere to Thanksgiving dinner at my brother's house. So, I will text a bonjour to you instead!

15. Petrea said...
    November 24, 2008 6:47:00 AM GMT+01:00

    I didn't know about Beaujolais Nouveau until my brother introduced me to it. It's been a while, but as I remember, I liked it. As Christina SEA mentioned it puts me in mind of Thanksgiving, and dashing about San Francisco with my brother to find it when it came out.

16. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 9:29:00 AM GMT+01:00

    Eric, it looks like your camera was parked on the paving stones for this one! Its a great fall feel! It makes me want to go in and have a glass. I'd forgotten that Thanksgiving and the Beaujolais were coming (I think I blocked it out because it means I'll have to leave soon). The only time I have it is at Thanksgiving.

17. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 10:19:00 AM GMT+01:00

    Yesterday I hit another wall, so, I took it easy & then crashed. I went back to the Pantheon and then next door into St. Etienne du Mont, a small church where the tomb (memorial?) of St. Genevieve is (she died in 502). She rallied the Parisians when Attila the Hun was attacking and became patron saint to the City that Floats But Does Not Sink.
    
    Its an architectural mish mash, but I love the way I feel there. The whole interior is very white. Overhead there are narrow, lacy, white stone Renaissance catwalks hanging midair between the the massive, Gothic, grey stone columns and walls, with items made of rich, brown wood here and there around the church.
    
    Before going in,I watched the snow swirl in front of the Pantheon and St. Etienne. Centuries ago a procession arrived at the very same spot when rains had decimated the city for three months straight and the people made their way there to ask for intercession.
    
    After warming myself with a glass of vin chaud, I continued on to the Tour de Jean Sans Peur on the rue Etienne Marcel in the 3d. There was a photo exhibit on Mont St. Michel and lots of info on the construction and history of the tower and on Jean.
    
    The 5 story tower is all that remains of a building once intersected by Phillipe Augustus' wall around the city. Jean was cousin to the King's brother, the duc d'Orleans, who was getting in Jean's way! Jean had him killed, not far off in the rue des Arbaletriers (which looks much as it did then). It caused a civil war contributing to the problems of the 100 Years War.
    
    An historical novel that begins with this incident is called "In a Dark Wood Wandering" and the introduction tells the amazing story of it's translation into English - a tale in itself. The last time I was here I got to see where the duc was killed; this time I walked in the home of the man who killed him, still standing some six hundred years after the fact......

18. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 10:39:00 AM GMT+01:00

    Lynn -- I just have to tell you that it happened again yesterday (and I'd taken off my onions)! I was sitting in St Etienne and there were tons of school kids in the church at the time. Two little ten year old girls walked up to me and one excused herself and asked me if I had a church calendar (why me? - why a church calendar? - I don't know!!).
    
    I was giving my well practiced furrowed brow look, which is precursor to me saying "Sorry I didn't understand anything you just said", when I realized that I did understand her. But before I could say a thing, the other little girl, seeing my brow, jumped to the wrong conclusion and, thinking it was they who weren't making sense, explained that they just wanted to know when St Genevieve's Feast Day was going to be.
    
    Smiling kindly (mostly because I figured I might get away with not looking like an idiot once again!), I said sorry I did not have one, and off they trundled.... while I sat there smugly happy at my tiny moment of victory and comforted by the fact that I at least had been able to decieve a pair of children!! :)

19. phx-cdg said...
    November 24, 2008 5:12:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Beaujolais nouveau est yucky.
    The End

20. Alexa said...
    November 24, 2008 5:23:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Since we're (sort of) on the subject of cafes, I thought this article from Saturday's NY Times was interesting but also sad. Eric, is this really such a problem?
    
    Carrie -- really enjoyed your comment about visiting St.-Etienne-du-Mont. When I lived in Paris, my last apt. there was about a block away, on the place de l'Ecole Polytechnique. It's such a beautiful church, and mostly overlooked, despite being just behind the Pantheon.

21. phx-cdg said...
    November 24, 2008 5:25:00 PM GMT+01:00

    I JUST NOTICED Michael's comment on snow in CDG!!!!!!
    With apologies to Caillebotte and Signac.....YUCKY again!!!! I hate snow(especially the yellow kind) or should I say I hate the cold that goes with it! Good thing I grew up in MIA and live in PHX, I guess.

22. Petrea said...
    November 24, 2008 5:32:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Carrie, wow wow wow. Every day, from your tales of adventure, I add to my "Paris to-do list." Merci.
    
    PHX, maybe my memory's wrong? Maybe I didn't like Beaujolais Nouveau...

23. maria said...
    November 24, 2008 5:57:00 PM GMT+01:00

    OMG - Carrie.....i had a similar experience when i lived in paris - its that moment when the light bulb goes and you can say "i understand what you are saying"! YEAH!!!! mine unfortunately was a man who wanted to know what time it was, unfortunately, it took me a while to compose my response, although i had the biggest smile for the rest of the day.
    
    eric - i love this foto.... you make me want to return my ikea kitchen and use the money to buy a plane ticket.

24. D'Arcy said...
    November 24, 2008 5:57:00 PM GMT+01:00

    This is SUCH an AMAZING blog! I am so excited to have found it. I used to live in Le Vesinet and work in Saint Germain en Laye. I try to get back to Paris once a year and see new things. I will be leaving for Paris this Wednesday and can't wait to see some of your awesome suggestions.

25. Eiffel Tower Suzy said...
    November 24, 2008 6:19:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Once again, our hearts are beating as one. We went to a Beaujolais Nouveau celebration at the Left Bank Restaurant in San Jose this weekend! I highly recommend the Left Bank.

26. Coltrane_lives said...
    November 24, 2008 7:03:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Oh no the Beaujo Nouveau has arrived! I agree that if you like the BN, drink it for Thanksgiving or Christmas holidays. It needs to be consumed shortly after production...that's the intrigue I guess. If you hold onto it for a year or more, it's going to lose its quality. It's not my favorite wine, but I like the tradition behind it. Of course, I favor my holiday tradition with The Macallan and a fireplace and the snow falling. lol

27. guille said...
    November 24, 2008 7:29:00 PM GMT+01:00

    "snow storm", Michael, LOL, yeah, at least 3 flakes. ;)
    
    PHX, that's radical!! Fresh during the summer, that's fine with me. And last week at the pub, it was okay too actually. LOL
    
    That's not what we call a GOOD wine, it's special and people like the event, the tradition. I like it too.
    
    We'll try it tomorrow guys!

28. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 8:21:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Carrie - how funny. Again! I'm glad you told the story. I think maybe it's because you might have a kind, approachable face? Who knows. How curious. At least you're meeting lots of new people through it and using your French!
    
    From Cali yes I was in bed, but only just. Had I known, I might have flung off my nightshirt, kicked my Teddy bear out of bed, pulled off my wee winkie hat and sat at the laptop once again!
    
    I'm not a huge fan of the fifties either, in terms of fashion nor lifestyle really. Though I sigh wistfully at the good manners. I prefer the sixties for fashion, definitely. The backcombed hair, the eyeliner, the little pumps, short straight dresses, and those horribly clingy shiny boots - or was that last one just me? I was only 9. lol.

29. Eiffel Tower Suzy said...
    November 24, 2008 9:22:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Holy doughnuts, Batman! Lynn, now you really look like my twin! I thought I was looking at myself.

30. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 9:33:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Today was a late start. I had to get my camera fixed, and luckily found a shop where the owner spoke English - I daren't think how I'd have explained the problem!
    
    Once done, I went to see the great Gates to the City - the Porte St. Denis and the Porte St. Martin, only blocks from each other. They must have been truly awesome when they weren't surrounded by 6 story apartment buildings, like the cathedrals must have been when surrounded by small dwellings and farms.( In the event I got a good dose of the Sentier, and that during the day - now I know what you mean Guille!)
    
    Then I went to the Left Bank's Arenes de Lutece, a 2d C. Roman arena of incredibly even stonework complete with sand in the center, perfect for an afternoon petanque game. There were two groups playing and the good natured haranguing that seems to be a necessary (and I think, endearing) part of the game was in full fledge. I watched and after some pleasantries, one of the older gentlemen came over and began to talk to me.
    
    Under huge white clouds and it being a lovely afternoon, he warmed to his topic and began to tell me in great detail about the glory of the French empire. He went on with nearly spiritual fervor about the wonders of the French language, music, art, philosophy, food, women and numerous other things French. He even recited poetry to me! It was all quite charming.
    
    But, after about 25 minutes (of which I must say, I understood nearly all), I had to leave for the Jardin des Plantes. So, I excused myself and he was thoroughly regaled by his friends to make sure I'd be shown the way to the gates. So off we went, and when we got there he told me I must keep loving France!
    
    The Jardin des Plantes was pleasant with an overlook knoll reached through a winding path. But, as it began to get dark and rain, my umbrella broke, causing one of those practical adventures that led me to have to walk somewhere south of the equator in search of an umbrella. Of course it had quit raining by then, but having found one, in Ecuador, I tramped back up the Christmas-lit rue Mouffetard to the Latin Q.
    
    I stopped near St. Severin church for a hot drink and soon two girls, art and architecture students, tried their English out on me. We spent a fun couple hours laughing and trying to communicate in 3 languages. By the end, one of them had offered to show me her school. So, that adventure awaits on Wed. (We'll see if she shows up to meet me - I'll let you know!)

31. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 9:33:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Today was a late start. I had to get my camera fixed, and luckily found a shop where the owner spoke English - I daren't think how I'd have explained the problem!
    
    Once done, I went to see the great Gates to the City - the Porte St. Denis and the Porte St. Martin, only blocks from each other. They must have been truly awesome when they weren't surrounded by 6 story apartment buildings, like the cathedrals must have been when surrounded by small dwellings and farms.( In the event I got a good dose of the Sentier, and that during the day - now I know what you mean Guille!)
    
    Then I went to the Left Bank's Arenes de Lutece, a 2d C. Roman arena of incredibly even stonework complete with sand in the center, perfect for an afternoon petanque game. There were two groups playing and the good natured haranguing that seems to be a necessary (and I think, endearing) part of the game was in full fledge. I watched and after some pleasantries, one of the older gentlemen came over and began to talk to me.
    
    Under huge white clouds and it being a lovely afternoon, he warmed to his topic and began to tell me in great detail about the glory of the French empire. He went on with nearly spiritual fervor about the wonders of the French language, music, art, philosophy, food, women and numerous other things French. He even recited poetry to me! It was all quite charming.
    
    But, after about 25 minutes (of which I must say, I understood nearly all), I had to leave for the Jardin des Plantes. So, I excused myself and he was thoroughly regaled by his friends to make sure I'd be shown the way to the gates. So off we went, and when we got there he told me I must keep loving France!
    
    The Jardin des Plantes was pleasant with an overlook knoll reached through a winding path. But, as it began to get dark and rain, my umbrella broke, causing one of those practical adventures that led me to have to walk somewhere south of the equator in search of an umbrella. Of course it had quit raining by then, but having found one, in Ecuador, I tramped back up the Christmas-lit rue Mouffetard to the Latin Q.
    
    I stopped near St. Severin church for a hot drink and soon two girls, art and architecture students, tried their English out on me. We spent a fun couple hours laughing and trying to communicate in 3 languages. By the end, one of them had offered to show me her school. So, that adventure awaits on Wed. (We'll see if she shows up to meet me - I'll let you know!)

32. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 9:37:00 PM GMT+01:00

    he he Suzy USA twin - I didn't intend that, but it's quite uncanny isn't it? Perhaps it might be good to show yourself on here - though don't worry if you're not comfortable.
    
    Carrie I'm so enjoying your Parisian adventures! You are certainly being made welcome.

33. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 9:39:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Alexa -- sad article,but thanks for the link. I've noticed empty cafes here in Paris, but I don't know if its out of the ordinary - I thought it might be the winter coming on, etc. I'm sure the French contingent knows. Sadly, I think peoples' fears may be well founded, but the failure to spend will help to increase the very problem we fear.

34. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 9:57:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Lynn -- Isn't it great?! I love to tell people who've been led to think the French aren't friendly to Americans!! : )

35. Eiffel Tower Suzy said...
    November 24, 2008 10:07:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Lynn, this is the best twin photo I could make of myself.
    
    Carrie, the French have always been lovely to me!

36. Alexa said...
    November 24, 2008 10:21:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Carrie -- they've always been lovely to me aussi, and I'm glad you're making new friends wherever you go. But you probably have a friendly face and welcoming demeanor yourself!

37. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 10:28:00 PM GMT+01:00

    ETS - great twin photo!!!!!

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39. Carrie said...
    November 24, 2008 10:31:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Guille - you only got three flakes!!?? That's too bad. :(
    
    Where I was - I don't know where Michael was - the air was all white with them - beautiful!

40. tonton_flaneur said...
    November 24, 2008 10:31:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Alexa...Merci for posting the link to the NYTimes article. I also read that over the weekend and realized how an institution that is so strongly associated with the culture of France is in peril. Very sad! They should allow a smoking/non smoking area for cafes perhaps?? I was going to post today also..glad you saw it!
    
    Beaujolais Nouveau...great tradition and the event is a lot of fun[one of the only times you will see so many Parisians publicly drunk]..but the wine??? Hmmmm...that is a matter of taste. Now with the flics on the arses of those drinking in cafes, one never knows!!

41. Lois Simon said...
    November 24, 2008 10:48:00 PM GMT+01:00

    I just love the blue glow around the moon. Enchanting.
    
    Alexa, mercy for the link. Yes, I agree, it is a little sad. However, I'm not one of those people who are going to stop going to cafes. I feel so at home in a cafe. I prefer them over a restaurant.
    
    Zazie cafe in my neighborhood in San Francisco every third Thursday of November they have a Beaujolais night. They have a three course meal with various Beaujolais served with each course. You can sit outside or in. The fixed price is about US$49.00.

42. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 11:04:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Hey Suzy just look at us! What twinnies we are. Fun huh? How strange. Make a comment next to mine if you can. Ok, yes I'm behaving like a schoolgirl and giggling.

43. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 11:07:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Eric will be groaning... he's got double the trouble now! LOL.

44. Eiffel Tower Suzy said...
    November 24, 2008 11:09:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Menage a .... what do they call it?

45. Petrea said...
    November 24, 2008 11:17:00 PM GMT+01:00

    You matching cuties are adorable.
    
    Carrie, more good stuff! Merci.
    
    Yes, Alexa, Carrie has a friendly face and demeanor. To see her is to want to get to know her. No wonder she's meeting people every day!

46. jeff said...
    November 24, 2008 11:17:00 PM GMT+01:00

    I just read the NY Times article about the cafes. Here in Minnesota, a smoking ban went into effect a few years ago. The first year or so, all we heard and read were complaints from bar owners and smokers. After a year, these complaints came only from the very small and, usually, crummy bars full of drunks. Well, those businesses were hurt. However, the others have experienced a renaissance, as we nonsmokers now enjoy going out again. The bars are doing fine again. Of course, our taverns, bars, small restaurants are not the same as cafes in France, but I think there are some similarities.
    
    As to the police and drunk driving: the owner of a grungy bar in the city where I work has asked the city council to tell the police to leave his customers alone. In short, he wants his customers to be able to drive drunk without getting arrested!
    
    P.S. I will bring my Beaujolais Nouveau to the family Thanksgiving dinner and then it will be gone for the year.

47. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 11:32:00 PM GMT+01:00

    he he I'm really amused by it Petrea! Of course I'm totally kidding myself - Suzy I am sure is half my age - it's amazing what Photoshop can do. Still, it's great fun having a twinnie.

48. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 11:37:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Well they call it menage a trois, Suzy, don't they, but we are simply menage a deux. We need another. Any takers?

49. Eiffel Tower Suzy said...
    November 24, 2008 11:40:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Half your age? Lynn, I'm a grandmother. OK, a step-grandmother with my much older husband, but still a grandmother!

50. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 11:45:00 PM GMT+01:00

    LOL you got me going there, Suzy! Wow a grandmother at any age is really something. I'm the mother of a 21 year old, 20 year old and 17 year old so you get the idea. lol! Still, in Photoshop we can be whatever age we want! Let's order two Guinnesses from Guille to that!

51. lynn said...
    November 24, 2008 11:47:00 PM GMT+01:00

    I do feel like a little minx getting up to high jinx here at Eric's place! he he what WILL he say when he sees us. Poor Eric. I fear we shall run rings around him.

52. from cali said...
    November 25, 2008 5:17:00 AM GMT+01:00

    Lynn: I agree with you about 50s lifestyle and fashion. I also miss good manners - my own especially!
    
    Teddy bear? LOL!

53. expat said...
    November 25, 2008 3:53:00 PM GMT+01:00

    It's fashionable to knock Beaujo Nouveau as over-hyped nonsense, but it's a seasonal treat I personally look forward to. In the current American vernacular, "It is what it is" -- a fruity concoction that gives a first idea of what the wines of the year will eventually be like when properly fermented.
    
    This year I don't like either of the DuBoeufs, but the Dupond is delicious. I'm off to stock up for Thanksgiving!

54. Candida said...
    December 2, 2008 10:35:00 PM GMT+01:00

    Bonjour a tous! I do believe I purchased this wine, here in the states at whole foods, because I was most excited to try it. Well, I was deeply disappointed since it tasted like water with a hint of wine.

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