Beaujolais nouveau, Young French Wine DayBeaujolais Nouveau this year will be celebrated in more than 120 countries around the world, continuing a long tradition that has turned a successful advertising move into a fun holiday. Moscow will join the worldwide celebration for the eleventh time. The young wine festival used to be attended only by French restaurants in Moscow, but this year others have also joined. On this day, restaurateurs prepare various programs for visitors. So some establishments on the first day of the holiday will sell young wine only in bottles (average price is 1100 rubles). those who come will be offered to taste the wine for free. Experts assure that the harvest of 2009 is one of the best in at least half a century. The weather in France was dry and sunny, and the grapes were a success, experts say. According to them, this year the wine turned out to be less intense and even easier to drink than usual. The celebration of young wine does not require special knowledge, its rules are very simple. This wine is ideal for meat dishes, goat cheese, seafood, minced fish dishes, snails and sushi. However, according to winemakers, everyone can give free rein to their culinary imagination and serve Beaujolais Nouveau with whatever they want.
