Beaujolais

[ boh-zhuh-ley ]

noun

, plural Beau·jo·laises [boh-zh, uh, -, leyz]

1. a wine-growing region in E France, in Rhône department.
2. a dry, fruity red Burgundy wine from this region that does not age and usually must be drunk within a few months after it is made.

beaujolais

/ ˈbəʊʒəˌleɪ /

noun

1. sometimes capital a popular fresh-tasting red or white wine from southern Burgundy in France

Example Sentences

Château des Tours Brouilly 2018The reds of Beaujolais, from the gamay grape, are the ideal “bistro wine.”

From Washington Post

The addition of gamay, the red grape of Beaujolais, to the traditional pinot noir and chardonnay means this is no champagne copycat — it has a distinctive personality of its own.

From Washington Post

The day we were supposed to shoot this, the Beaujolais Nouveau comes out.

From The Daily Beast

The country of the Mconnais and the Beaujolais became in their turn the theatre of the ravages of the pyralis.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Vivarais cattle are reared, while on the slopes of the Beaujolais excellent wines are grown.

From Project Gutenberg

All is of a bustle and hustle of the feverish life of to-day, whilst in the Beaujolais pursuits are agricultural.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile the wine is merely a good wine; the best that I have tasted better than a Beaujolais, and not unlike.

From Project Gutenberg

Meanwhile the wine is merely a good wine; the best that I have tasted—better than a Beaujolais, and not unlike.

From Project Gutenberg