Bequjolais Noveau 2010

November is underestimated. Sure the days are short, the leaves are off the trees and cold weather is moving in, but there are positives. No bugs, the best holiday of the year, you can crank up the fireplace and kick-back with meaningful football games. And then there is the traditional release of the first wine of the year - Beaujolais Nouveau. In a pinch, this wine is not a bad choice to go with The Bird on the Holiday. Part of the fun is you don't know what you'll get. Last season's was simply not drinkable. Always start the season by purchasing ONE bottle. My first sniff of this edition is concerning. A bit gluey. Happily I don't taste it and even bettter the wine continued to smooth out as I ate my Friday night Pizza. Impresive tannins. At $10 this is worth a flyer - if nothing else for the sake of the season. If you can find one made by someone other than Georges Duboeuf I would go with that, even at a $2 premium. Consider it for A Thanksgiving wine, but not THE Thanksgiving wine. Have a back-up or two ready. I plan another Thansgiving wine write-up for tomorrow - so check back readers!