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Where’s the Party?

The 16th was the 3rd Thursday of November, and as written in this week’s edition of Time Out magazine “a pretty big day in the wine world”. It is indeed Beaujolais Nouveau Day, the day when the new vintage of Beaujolais Nouveau wines hit the shelves of wine shops all over the world. This date has reached such fame that you do not have to be an oenophile nor a francophile to know about it and the catchy slogan announcing it: “Le Beaujolais Nouveau est arrivé”.   In many countries the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau is a real day of merrymaking. An online search will quickly show you a list of events and bars that are celebrating. In London, plenty of restaurants are cooking up special dishes to pair with the light juicy Beaujolais wines. Some are also hosting winemakers at their tables. The cult restaurant Noble Rot is one them. In Stockholm, Sweden’s capital and the area in the country where the most wine is consumed, Beaujolais Nouveau Day has caught on and is …