On Wine

Beaujolais shows perfect timing

By Michael Apstein

Globe Correspondent / September 30, 2004

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The extreme heat in France during the summer of 2003 produced very ripe grapes and atypical wines. In many areas, grapes ripened weeks early, in mid August, forcing producers to scramble to harvest because workers were still on their sacrosanct monthlong vacations. Although some producers are proclaiming another "vintage of the century," the quality will be highly variable, so consumers ... (Full Article: 344 Words)