When Beaujolais gets serious
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There are several tried and trusted ways to mess with the minds of those less experienced in wine.
Treating a supposed Chardonnay hater to a flinty, bone dry Chablis is an old favourite. The revelation that sauternes is a better match for soft cheeses than a hefty red might be another. My favourite is the bombshell that not all Beaujolais is young, frui…
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