tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409795896937720411.post4629243133806766781..comments2024-02-25T09:30:59.569-08:00Comments on Legatus' Food and Wine: Beaujolais Nouveau 2014legatus hedliushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409795896937720411.post-70767085398645611672015-01-23T14:15:17.606-08:002015-01-23T14:15:17.606-08:00Yes we find the same here as our tax on alcohol is...Yes we find the same here as our tax on alcohol is quite high (not as high as yours). So the cheaper the bottle the less value the actual wine has and the greater proportion is tax.legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409795896937720411.post-29088489001715062422015-01-23T13:56:27.667-08:002015-01-23T13:56:27.667-08:00Beaujoias is a perfect summer wine up here in Hype...Beaujoias is a perfect summer wine up here in Hyperborea, though we only get two producers in our state-run Systembolag. Thank you for this tip for trips to "the continent".<br /><br />One of the B.:s here is undrinkable and the other is fine (from Georges Duboeuf). Around 8-9 GBP and well worth the humble sum. Though, without the extreme taxation up here it would be closer to 4 GBP without VAT and extra-spirit-taxation, which makes one wonder on the quality... An expensive wine isn't always good, but a cheap wine rarely tastes well: An experience which have turned into a lesson from our state-run monolopy.Llamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911664680967354153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409795896937720411.post-42877439485333673932014-11-29T10:47:21.507-08:002014-11-29T10:47:21.507-08:00Yes, I quite like Brouilly but I have to say that ...Yes, I quite like Brouilly but I have to say that if I was going to go for a light French red I would probably go for a red Loire. This year's Nouveau was OK just not worth £7.99!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409795896937720411.post-9894844627440539312014-11-29T10:19:28.005-08:002014-11-29T10:19:28.005-08:00Legatus - the Beaujolais Run and fuss in the City ...Legatus - the Beaujolais Run and fuss in the City largely died out because the wine was so God-awful. "Vin de Merde" was the term used by one French producer well before the 2006 scandals. Whilst I wouldn't touch Beaujolais Nouveau with a bargepole, I'm quite happy to give some of the village wines (Brouilly, Fleurie etc) a go. They are made with better quality grapes and are aged for about four or five months (usually being released in the March / April following the harvest. Well worth a shot. LittleArmieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05633965168690644134noreply@blogger.com