How to Use Beaujolais in a Sentence

Beaujolais

noun
  • Gamay is the red grape grown in the French wine region Beaujolais.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2024
  • Beaujolais is known for red wines made from the Gamay grape while other areas in Burgundy produce wine from Pinot Noir.
    Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Beaujolais wines also don’t command the stratospheric prices that wines from Cotes du Nuit and Cotes du Beaune do.
    Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 29 Jan. 2026
  • From one of the finest crus of Beaujolais and one of the region’s best producers, this 100 percent Gamay is perfect when lighter fare is on the grill.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026
  • Most of the winemakers used varying degrees of carbonic maceration, a type of fermentation that’s common in Beaujolais and can result in bright, bubble gum-esque flavors and aromas; all made heavy use of the grapes’ stems, another Gang of Four signature.
    Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 May 2024
  • One account published in 2002 by Russian official Konstantin Pulikovsky claimed that the train carried cases of Bordeaux and Beaujolais wine from Paris, and that passengers feasted on live lobster and pork barbecue.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
  • For an alternative, walk 15 minutes east from the stadium towards the Auteuil district to one of several very French brasseries like Le Congres Auteuil, Le Forty-One, or Le Beaujolais d’Auteuil, all within a block of each other.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025

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