Chaque année l’arrivée du Beaujolais, le 3ème jeudi du mois de novembre, est un événement convivial et gourmand. Vin festif par excellence, le Beaujolais Nouveau se déguste jeune et ne se conserve pas. On ne l’achète donc pas pour le mettre à la cave, mais pour le partager, entre amis ou en famille !

À consommer avec modération, bien entendu.

On dit que Lyon est une ville arrosée par trois grands fleuves : le Rhône, la Saône et le Beaujolais.

You are unlikely to be in possession of a bottle of this wine that is only released for sale on the third Thursday in November of each year.
However, pour yourself a glass of red and read all about it in English on Wikipedia:

Beaujolais nouveau is intended for immediate drinking. It has been described as “wine of this vintage, fresh as the memory of harvest and raw as the experience of the year, unpolished by time, a reflection of the emotion of the moment”.  In this same spirit, nouveau is intended to be consumed within a few months. While nouveau could be kept for a few years, there is no real reason to, as it does not improve with age.

The Beaujolais region covers a 55 km long stretch of mainly granite hills running south from the Macon to Lyon. Here the Gamay grape, growing in sandy clay over granite gives uniquely fresh, vivid, light but fruity wines. Two thirds of all Burgundy comes from Beaujolais, with the standing joke being: “There are 3 rivers flowing into Lyon – the Rhone, the Saone and Beaujolais”.