More than 40 Beaujolais Nouveau wines can be tasted at the benefit. (Provided by Rocky Mountain French American Chamber of Commerce.)
Each year in France, the arrival of Beaujolais Nouveau is celebrated on the third Thursday of November. On the same day in Denver, the will host the 16th Annual .
Beaujolais Nouveau is a Beaujolais wine that’s been vinified and bottled as fast as possible in order to ensure a bright, fruity freshness.
This annual fundraiser for the Rocky Mountain French American Chamber of Commerce is a fête for Francophiles — about 600 French and American business leaders schmoozing with food-and-wine fans, sipping the young wine from the Beaujolais region of France.
This year, more than 40 Beaujolais Nouveau wines are on the tasting menu, with about 14 restaurants cooking up a range of food, from homemade Eastern European cuisine to handcrafted, contemporary desserts. Entertainment includes acrobats and aerialists from the Imagination Circus Arts.
Tickets at the door are $80. The event is Nov. 20 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the McNichols Civic Center Building, 144 W. Colfax Ave.
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