Are you going to bother with Beaujolais Noveau?

If anywhere locally was pouring Brun or Vissoux BN, I might be tempted to poke my head in, but that's about as likely to happen as my house in Indiana becoming beachfront property.

Hoist on me own petard, I just received an email from Binny's in Chicago announcing the arrival of BN from Duboeuf, Drouhin, Dupeuble and... Vissoux I'm still waiting for that beachfront panorama, though

Mark Lipton

I don't know about other areas but the demand for BN has really died down over the last few years in our store. The public has really wised up, BN in my estimation is like bad strawberry pop. We've always felt bad how anybody could consider BN "drink worthy".

If anywhere locally was pouring Brun or Vissoux BN, I might be tempted to poke my head in, but that's about as likely to happen as my house in Indiana becoming beachfront property.

Hoist on me own petard, I just received an email from Binny's in Chicago announcing the arrival of BN from Duboeuf, Drouhin, Dupeuble and... Vissoux I'm still waiting for that beachfront panorama, though

Mark Lipton

Chicago is local?

[Robin Garr]

I wasn't planning to do this, but I wandered into my neighborhood wine shop before dinner last night and they had a bottle of 2010 Dubouef Nouveau open.

Lord help me, it was good! But it was good in a way that only the Anti Flavor Wine Elite would like, and therein lies a story. I'll post it later this morning.

Chicago is local?

In comparison to NYC or SF... yes! Didn't you know that I live in the outermost suburb of Chicagoland, Salil?

Mark Lipton

[Robin Garr]

Didn't you know that I live in the outermost suburb of Chicagoland, Salil?

Hey! That's MY joke!

Did have a BN opened last night to start a Burgundy tasting.

2010 Domaine de la Madone Beaujolais-Villages Nouveau Le Perréon
It has arrived! Bright red fruits with a little grapey sweetness, nice acidity and freshness, pleasant sipper if rather simple.

At the Beaujolais dinner last night I wasn't excited about the BN but did like (and took home two bottles of) the 2008 Julienas Chateau des Capitans and will also be ordering some 2009 Beaujolais Cru wines.