Each year on the third Thursday of November, at precisely one minute after midnight, thousands and thousands of bottles of the fruity Beaujolais Nouveau begin their race to the villages and towns of France and the rest of the world.
   “In such troubled times,” writes Paris By Mouth, “who needs wine?
   “Who needs cured ham and cornichons? Who among us needs to gather with friends and loved ones?
   “Who can bring themselves to purchase inexpensive bottles of glimmery young Gamay and share it liberally with neighbors? Who wants to support Paris’ liveliest tradition-minded bars and bistrots when their business has been threatened?
   “Well, perhaps quite a few of us.
   “Beaujolais Nouveau, ordinarily an occasion for slightly meaningless fun, can become, in 2015, an occasion for slightly more meaningful fun.”
   Bravo Paris, we say.
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   “The 2015 vintage is going to be one of the all-time greats,” writes vintner Georges Duboeuf.
   “The color is a beautiful red with tones of purple and deep garnet.
   “As for the nose, it offers a magnificent array of forest fruits: blackcurrant, blackberry, and blueberry.”
   “What pleasure awaits the drinker!”