Beaujolais

Beau·jo·lais¹

B0140800 (bō′zhə-lā′) A hilly region of east-central France west of the Saône River between Mâcon and Lyon. It is noted for its wine.

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B0140850 (bō′zhə-lā′)n. A light red table wine made from the gamay grape.

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beaujolais

(ˈbəʊʒəˌleɪ) n (Brewing) (sometimes capital) a popular fresh-tasting red or white wine from southern Burgundy in France

Beau•jo•lais

(ˌboʊ ʒəˈleɪ)

n., pl. -laises (-ˈleɪz) 1. a winegrowing region in E France. 2. a red wine of this region.

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Beaujolais - dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made; from the Beaujolais district in southeastern Francered wine - wine having a red color derived from skins of dark-colored grapesBurgundy wine, Burgundy - red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere)

Beaujolais

(bōzhôlā`), hilly region, Rhône dept., E central France, W of the Saône between Mâcon and Lyons. It is one of the great wine areas of France, famous for its red wine. Villefranche-sur-Saône, the historic capital, is a leading textile center. Lyons is the industrial hub of the region. Beaujolais was once the fief of the powerful lords of Beaujeu (a small town which gave the region its name). Annexed to the crown in 1531, it was incorporated into Lyonnais prov.

Beaujolais

a wine-growing region in France; often a medium-dry, fruity burgundy. [Fr. Hist.: NCE, 2990]See: Wine

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noun dry fruity light red wine drunk within a few months after it is made

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