Price: $23

Producer: Domaine Diochon

Origin: Beaujolais, France

Type of wine: Dry red wine made from the Gamay grape

Try it with: Roasted chicken, steak fries, fish and chips

Date Reviewed: 14 Nov 2003

A more complex version of the easy-drinking Beaujolais Nouveau. This wine is deep cherry red in color with ripe cherry and red-berry jam aromas. In the mouth it behaves like a white wine – light-bodied and very crisp with flavors of cherry and a hint of citrus. It’s very drinkable alone, but shines when paired with pub/bistro food such as pommes frites or sausage. Although it doesn’t represent an outstanding value, it’s a nice change of pace, if you’re hankering for something different.