1951 was a very good year

Americans know that the Fourth Thursday in November is Thanksgiving. Do they know the significance of the Third Thursday in November?

Here we go - a few facts about Beaujolais Nouveau which was released at midnight.
When did the release of the new wine become a big deal? It's been a big deal in rural France for decades. To regulate the industry, in 1951, November 15 was designated as the release date. In 1985 the date was changed to the 3rd Thursday in November. This gave a weekend for enjoying the wine.

A Google search reveals multiple sites with information about Beaujolais Nouveau 2011.

The question is, can I find something about beaujolais nouveau in our library resources? A scroll through GALILEO hunting for a gastronomic database didn't turn up anything specifically relating to consumption of food and drink. Yet, Hospitality & Tourism Complete covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism. Coverage includes periodicals, company and country reports, and books from domestic and international sources. Subject areas include culinary arts, demographics and statistics, development and investment, food and beverage management, hospitality law, hotel management and administrative practices, leisure and business travel, market trends, technology, and more. This EBSCO database might have something informative about wine.

A search for Beaujolais Nouveau did pull up articles. I realized the first few were not full text. The purple Find It button gives helpful clues on which library holds the periodical. Limiting my search to full text pulled up this 2005 article, Beaujolais Nouveau, the abstract tells me it-

presents information on the Beaujolais Nouveau wine. Beaujolais Nouveau is a French wine made from Gamay grapes. It is made by the special combination of carbonic maceration and pasteurization. It is best served chilled. It looks like a red wine but tastes like a white wine.

And, it can be translated into French!


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