Transcarpathian Beaujolais 2013

Transcarpathian Beaujolais - festival of young wine and honey will last in Uzhgorod from 15 to 17 November 2013.

Festival " Transcarpathian Beaujolais Holiday of young wine and honey "Transcarpathian Beaujolais" ("Beaujolais of Zakarpattia") in Uzhgorod, also known as "Born in Transcarpathia"usually coincides with a holiday of young wine "Beaujolais" in France, the celebration of which dates back to the XIX century.

At the Uzhhorod festival will present the best samples of young Transcarpathian wine harvest 2013 from the most renowned winemakers region. Young wine thanks to its small term of cooking gives its connoisseurs of unique inimitable taste and ease.

This year the festival of young wine will be again held in the ancient wine cellars Rakoczy "The owl's nest", which recently were cleared in the centre of Uzhhorod in the square in front of the SBU (Ul. Rakoczy, 2).

Transcarpathian Beaujolais During the celebration, everyone will be able to free tasting of young wines Transcarpathian winemakers, buy at reasonable prices favourite drink, to take part in the entertainment programme and together with the folklore collectives of the city to sing favorite Transcarpathian songs. In addition to a wide range of wines will be presented at the festival honey diverse products of beekeeping, Souvenirs.

The official opening of the festival will be held on Saturday, 16 November. Sale of wine will begin November 15, from 9:00. 

In addition, his feast "Transcarpathian Beaujolais 2013" in these days will take place in the tasting room "Chardonnay" in the charming historic centre of Uzhhorod.

During the Beaujolais-days in Uzhgorod wine is not only drunk - will learn about it and a lot of interesting things. Here you will be told the history of winemaking in Transcarpathia about consumption traditions and peculiarities of the unique profession winemaker.

A bit of history

The tradition of celebrating the Beaujolais originated in the XIX century from the husbandmen of the Beaujolais region of France. Their wines are matured before all, harvesting is started earlier than in other places, and fermentation of wine was held during its transportation by barge on the river Saone or bogies in a suburb of Lyon. Thanks to the short-maturing term Beaujolais, it preserves lightness and smell that is different each year, depending on the crop and the weather conditions.

In the old days, the feast of The wine flowed like a river - it was filled in special bottles, which are called "pot". Until 1846 it had bottles of 1 liter, they were called "Lyon bottle" (Pot Lyonnais) or "Urban bottle" (Pot de ville), and when its amount was reduced to the current traditional 46 cl - this led to a revolution and local quarterly выпивох, who considered themselves to be deceived.

Bottle 46 Cl exhibited at the bar counter and buyers paid per meter (!), measuring the length of a number of empty. In meter numbered 12 bottles, and the thirteenth usually offered for free «on the house. It was then that the expression "boyau rouge", that is, "be a good выпивохой".

Transcarpathian wine-makers the tradition of the holiday of young wine adopted from France. Holiday "Transcarpathian Beaujolais" already became traditional in Transcarpathia.