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Added on the 20/11/2014 18:14:50 - Copyright : AFP EN
Japanese people celebrate the annual arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau wine by taking to a ruby-coloured bath at a resort spa.
For one Paris restaurant, not even a national coronavirus lockdown could stop locals enjoying a Beaujolais Nouveau.
On the third Thursday of November, France marks the arrival of Beaujolais nouveau. It's the country's most famous "vin primeur" (young wine) and hails from the beautiful and highly protected Beaujolais wine-producing region north of Lyon. But this year, the coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on what is otherwise a festive celebration across France and much of the world. We take a closer look.
Hakone, Nov 19 (EFE/EPA).- Men, women and children soaked themselves on Thursday in a wine-hued bath to match the vintage Beaujolais Nouveau on the day of the wine's seasonal release in Japan.The wine-lovers' glasses were kept full by the ever-watchful servers at the Hakone Kowakien Yunessun hot spring resort in Hakone, west of Tokyo, where the event was being held.The relatively inexpensive wine that is bottled soon after harvest and doesn't need to age, is sold once a year on the third Thursday of November, also known as the "Beaujolais Nouveau Day", and released in local markets at 12:01 a.m. local time.Japan is a major market for the wine, along with Germany and the United States.(Camera: FRANCK ROBICHON).SHOT LIST: WINE-LOVERS ENJOY HOT WATER 'WINE BATH' AT HAKONE KOWAKIEN YUNESSUN HOT SPRING RESORT IN HAKONE, WEST OF TOKYO, JAPAN.
Every November, the opening of Beaujolais Nouveau marks the arrival of a new season in France. It is normally an occasion for celebration. This year, with the closure of restaurants, exports are down and sales have been stifled. But some still have reason to feel hopeful.
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