Beaujolais

[ boh-zhuh-ley ]

/ ˌboʊ ʒəˈleɪ /

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.

Example sentences from the Web for beaujolais

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

Rob Reiner on the State of Romcoms, ‘The Princess Bride’s’ Alternate Ending, and the Red Viper |Marlow Stern |July 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
His father owned a small farm in the Beaujolais wine district.

Makers of Modern Medicine |James J. Walsh
The door was flung open, and the young Count of Beaujolais bounded in and threw his arms about the neck of M. Beaucaire.

Monsieur Beaucaire |Booth Tarkington
Do you remain here and keep the attention of Beaujolais and de Mirepoix.

Monsieur Beaucaire |Booth Tarkington

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

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition |Robert Louis Stevenson
We sought the salle--manger, and consoled ourselves with cutlets and Beaujolais.

With the World's Great Travellers, Volume IV |Various

beaujolais

/ (ˈbəʊʒəˌleɪ) /

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