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

Things came to a head on Beaujolais Day 2022 - a French event that toasts the wine harvest every November, that has become popular in Wales.

From BBC

Scatterings of Gamay survived in reduced form, with many of its vines exiled to Beaujolais, an area south of the duchy.

From Salon

If you’re looking for the literary scene in New York, you may want to drop in at Elaine’s, a shadowy but cheery East Side bar where authors meet for Beaujolais and bon mots.

From Los Angeles Times

In that train, cases of Bordeaux and Beaujolais wine were flown in from Paris, as were live lobsters, according to the book.

From Reuters

With someone — at last — to show off his skills to, Bill delivers an elegant gourmet rabbit lunch, paired with a fine Beaujolais.

From New York Times