Air France and The Oberoi had organised the wine event of the year `Le Beaujolais Nouveau’ on  December 7 at the Oberoi poolside. The event rode on its enchanting success and popularity over the past years. To give the event its true French feel and taste. Air France imported Beaujolais wine, a variety of cheese and charcuterie especially from France to add aesthetic flavour to the evening. The event witnessed gathering from top corporates, French embassy, diplomats and creme de la creme of Bangalore.

  To celebrate the harvest, usually the young Beaujolais wine that is produced from the first yield  is shared as a reward of the workers. Soon the merrymaking became a local phenomenon in bars, bistros and cafes. Each autumn, the Beaujolais Nouveau arrives with much fanfare and  anticipation. The crowd drink from pitchers filled from the growers’ barrels. Till this day, the harvest is still made by hand and every year, 40,000 skilled harvesters begin in September to bring in the grapes. The Beaujolais Nouveau is released starting midnight of November15 in French, with its bursting strawberry aroma better than that of the other year. The total produce for the year is 4,20,000 hectolitres all over the world. 

Beaujolais nouveau is a red wine made from Gamay grapes produced in the Beaujolais region of France. It is the most popular vin de primeur, fermented for just a few weeks then officially released for sale on the third Thursday of November. This "Beaujolais Day", or "Beaujolais Nouveau Day" sees heavy marketing from the producers, with races to get the first bottles of the vintage to different markets. Beaujolais Nouveau is a purple-pink wine that is particularly lightweight, even by the standards of Beaujolais. It is intended for immediate drinking, and in general should not be kept for more than a year. Beaujolais had always been made to celebrate the end of the harvest, but until after WWII it was only for local consumption.
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