Beyond that, the number of Beaujolais wines can be confusing.

Beaujolais wine is very popular in Lyon and remains the most common table wine served with local dishes.

Then, last year, the winemakers finally made more Beaujolais wine than the world was willing to drink.

The final award amounts to one euro for every liter of Beaujolais wine produced in a year.

These include gamay, from which all Beaujolais wines are made, and melon, the source of all muscadet.

I marinate the strawberries in one of this season's Beaujolais wines, which were introduced officially on Nov. 15.

They have many characteristics similar to a Beaujolais wine and are often noted for their sour cherry flavor.

Beaujolais wines are produced by the winemaking technique of semi-carbonic maceration.

The recent trend towards higher quality wine production has limited the use of chaptalization in the premium levels of Beaujolais wine.

Beaujolais wine can be paired with a variety of food according to the lightness and body of the wine.