Beaujolais

[ boh-zhuh-ley ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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

a wine-growing region in E France, in Rhône department.
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 /

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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