Yo, this year's batch of Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau was uncorked just after midnight, and it's got a bangin' new label that's sure to resonate with the wine's urban demographic! By French law, Beaujolais Nouveau—a young red wine made from the Gamay grape and bottled at the end of harvest—may not be released before the third Thursday in November. So the company does a big publicity stunt every year, uncorking the first bottle at the stroke of midnight, and designing a different label. This time they hired Brooklyn graffiti artist Kaves to do the honors. more ›

In a well-coordinated publicity stunt, the first cases of Georges Duboeuf 2008 Beaujolais Nouveau arrived in New York City yesterday via Harley-Davidson motorcade, with Franck Duboeuf (Georges Duboeuf’s son) holding it triumphantly aloft from a motorcycle sidecar. According to the Times, some 20 chefs, including David Bouley and Francois Payard, sommeliers, and a posse of Harley-Davidson Hog Club members chaperoned the wine from Battery Park to David Bouley’s new restaurant Secession, where lunch was served. more ›

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Psst. Come in a little closer, we want to share a secret. You know how you’re always asking us what the great value wines are? Not the $6 bottle that tastes as cheap as it costs – innocuously passing through your mouth leaving barely a hint of its presence - but the $11 bottle that could easily be mistaken for a wine brought out on a special occasion. Well, we believe we’ve found one and it showed up in the most unexpected place. more ›

Today's the day for Beaujolais. As we learned last year, Beaujolais Nouveau is a "light bodied, fruity, easy-to-drink red wine made from the Gamay grape" and it comes out every year on the third Thursday of November -- which is today, conveniently. Many, many wine shops are offering tastings. Visit LocalWineEvents.com to find a tasting in your neck of the woods tonight, this weekend, or sometime next week. more ›

This Thursday, at exactly one minute past midnight, is the official release of the latest Beaujolais Nouveau wines. At this time, the million plus cases of Beaujolais Nouveau wine will begin their journey - from Beaujolais in the south of Burgundy to wine stores, bars and lushes throughout the world. more ›