The third Thursday of November (Nov 15 this year) marks Beaujolais Nouveau Day, when France’s most famous vin de primeur (a wine that may be sold the same year it is made) is released upon the world. As Tobias Coughlin-Bogue
wrote in 2016, “Beaujolais Nouveau is such a magical, overabundantly fruity wine that it can help you forget that you live in the end times.” Below, we’ve compiled all the French restaurants around Seattle that will fête the occasion by pouring their own Beaujolais Nouveau offerings.
THURSDAY
Bastille Cafe & Bar
Toast to this year’s release of young French wine with special Beaujolais Nouveau pourings, along with wines from the Gang of Four and producers of Cru Beaujolais.
Ballard
Champion Wine Cellars
Taste a Beaujolais Nouveau from Domaine Bulliat—a winery in the heart of the Beaujolais region—along with three other limited-edition treats: the NV J. Laurens Crémant de Limoux Rosé, the 2017 Domaine Bulliat Morgon, and the 2015 Michel Gros Hautes Cote de Nuits-Villages.
Greenwood
Maximilien
Briefly escape from the realities of the United States by listening to Parisian music, sipping Beaujolais Nouveau (available by the glass, bottle, or sample), and feasting on special dishes to match it, like raclette, mussels, chilled crevettes (shrimp), charcuterie plates, and boeuf bourguignon.
Downtown
Le Pichet
The Rosenblatt Trio will play live while you sip a glass of Beaujolais en primeur wine by the glass, pitcher, or bottle (they’ll have a selection to choose from) and taste offerings from a special menu featuring dishes from the regions around Beaujolais.
Downtown
Sage and Cinder
Sip Sage and Cinder’s 2018 Beaujolais Nouveau paired with small plates that compliment the coveted fruity red wine.
Mukilteo
FRIDAY
Columbia Tower Club
At the French-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest’s 26th annual Beaujolais Nouveau Festival, you can quaff Beaujolais Nouveau as well as a host of other French wines, partake in a buffet of French cuisine, and take in live French music.
Downtown
