purple plonk plops
Things look sad for winos and their purple plonk, Beaujolais Nouveau, this year in Japan. The ritual of the rush to drink Beaujolais wine that is best consumed within a few weeks of release, has been high in the past in Japan— the Tokyo parties of the grape guzzlers for the first releases are great!
Japan loses taste for Beaujolais
BBC News, Tokyo—Japan’s first decline in imports of Beaujolais Nouveau in more than a decade is being blamed on new measures to fight drink-driving. Supermarkets have stopped offering free tastings after a crackdown on drink-driving following an accident in which a driver killed three children.
The young wine goes on sale next week, on the third Thursday in November…Supermarkets and retailers are more cautious about importing the wine because they have leftover stock from last year…
Tipsy, well-dressed, Japanese party girls at the these Beaujolais events in Tokyo are one of life’s finer pleasures. I never pass up the many invitations to go and drink myself silly.
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