{"id":5680,"date":"2015-11-19T17:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T01:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/a-grieving-france-celebrates-a-subdued-beaujolais-nouveau-day\/5680\/"},"modified":"2015-11-19T17:22:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-20T01:22:00","slug":"a-grieving-france-celebrates-a-subdued-beaujolais-nouveau-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/associatednews.info\/content\/a-grieving-france-celebrates-a-subdued-beaujolais-nouveau-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Grieving France Celebrates A Subdued Beaujolais Nouveau Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jim Zarroli<\/a><\/span> <\/p>\n

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A man walks past a bar advertising Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Paris. Many bars and restaurants were sparsely crowded on a day that normally is a time to celebrate. Jacques Brinon\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

toggle caption<\/strong> Jacques Brinon\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In France, the third Thursday in November is usually a day of fireworks and festivals, when people pause to celebrate a uniquely French custom: the uncorking of the first Beaujolais of the season.<\/p>\n

But in a country in deep mourning, no one feels much like celebrating.<\/p>\n

Reservations were down sharply for Beaujolais Nouveau Day<\/a> at one major hotel, and bars were ordering far fewer bottles than normal, Christian Navet of the main hotel association told Agence France-Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bar and restaurant owners say business is down since Friday night’s attacks, which left 129 people dead and 352 injured.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the tragedy, French President Francois Hollande is urging people to go out and enjoy themselves and not let the attacks destroy what is precious in French culture.<\/p>\n

“What would our country be without its cafes?” Hollande asked.<\/p>\n

Inter Beaujolais<\/a>, an association representing wine producers, said the group considered canceling some of the events celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau Day, but in the end decided not to.<\/p>\n

“It is the French culture; it is the French way of life, which has been put in jeopardy,” Jean Bouradje told the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For some, a spirit of defiance mingled with the fear and sadness they are feeling, and even some people who don’t like Beaujolais Nouveau went out to celebrate, the AP reported:<\/p>\n

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“Many Parisians are determined to raise a glass \u2014 even those who consider Beaujolais Nouveau’s popularity a product of savvy marketing rather than quality.<\/p>\n

” ‘The Beaujolais isn’t good wine. But everyone will go out on purpose tonight,’ said 63-year-old Lucienne Tavera, sitting with two friends on a cafe terrace near the Bataclan concert hall, where the deadliest of the attacks unfolded.<\/p>\n

” ‘Tonight, we won’t care how it tastes.’ “<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Our hearts are hurting terribly,” Nicolas Decatoire, who runs the Le Gavroche restaurant in the old financial quarter, told the AFP. “But we cannot forget our traditions. … This is French New Year,” he joked, “and we can’t be dictated to by a gang of idiots.”<\/p>\n

Antoines Gueguen, owner of Les Caves Saint-Martin, a wine shop, told Quartz<\/a> he decided to celebrate the day in a more subdued fashion:<\/p>\n

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“Gueguen, who in the past would send out email invitations to the first-day tasting, didn’t do so this year. Instead, he is relying on the poster on the door and the loyalty of his customers to make the day a success.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For those who did manage to go out, there was one consolation: Winemakers say this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau is among the best in a long time.<\/p>\n

“We had a wet spring then record sunshine in July when the Rhone region was the hottest in the whole of France. It’s a historic vintage,” Bourjade told the AFP.<\/p>\n

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A man walks past a bar advertising Beaujolais Nouveau Day in Paris. Many bars and restaurants were sparsely crowded on a day that normally is a time to celebrate. Jacques Brinon\/AP<\/strong> hide caption<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

toggle caption<\/strong> Jacques Brinon\/AP<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

In France, the third Thursday in November is usually a day of fireworks and festivals, when people pause to celebrate a uniquely French custom: the uncorking of the first Beaujolais of the season.<\/p>\n

But in a country in deep mourning, no one feels much like celebrating.<\/p>\n

Reservations were down sharply for Beaujolais Nouveau Day<\/a> at one major hotel, and bars were ordering far fewer bottles than normal, Christian Navet of the main hotel association told Agence France-Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bar and restaurant owners say business is down since Friday night’s attacks, which left 129 people dead and 352 injured.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the tragedy, French President Francois Hollande is urging people to go out and enjoy themselves and not let the attacks destroy what is precious in French culture.<\/p>\n

“What would our country be without its cafes?” Hollande asked.<\/p>\n

Inter Beaujolais<\/a>, an association representing wine producers, said the group considered canceling some of the events celebrating Beaujolais Nouveau Day, but in the end decided not to.<\/p>\n

“It is the French culture; it is the French way of life, which has been put in jeopardy,” Jean Bouradje told the Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For some, a spirit of defiance mingled with the fear and sadness they are feeling, and even some people who don’t like Beaujolais Nouveau went out to celebrate, the AP reported:<\/p>\n

\n
\n

“Many Parisians are determined to raise a glass \u2014 even those who consider Beaujolais Nouveau’s popularity a product of savvy marketing rather than quality.<\/p>\n

” ‘The Beaujolais isn’t good wine. But everyone will go out on purpose tonight,’ said 63-year-old Lucienne Tavera, sitting with two friends on a cafe terrace near the Bataclan concert hall, where the deadliest of the attacks unfolded.<\/p>\n

” ‘Tonight, we won’t care how it tastes.’ “<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Our hearts are hurting terribly,” Nicolas Decatoire, who runs the Le Gavroche restaurant in the old financial quarter, told the AFP. “But we cannot forget our traditions. … This is French New Year,” he joked, “and we can’t be dictated to by a gang of idiots.”<\/p>\n

Antoines Gueguen, owner of Les Caves Saint-Martin, a wine shop, told Quartz<\/a> he decided to celebrate the day in a more subdued fashion:<\/p>\n

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“Gueguen, who in the past would send out email invitations to the first-day tasting, didn’t do so this year. Instead, he is relying on the poster on the door and the loyalty of his customers to make the day a success.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

For those who did manage to go out, there was one consolation: Winemakers say this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau is among the best in a long time.<\/p>\n

“We had a wet spring then record sunshine in July when the Rhone region was the hottest in the whole of France. It’s a historic vintage,” Bourjade told the AFP.<\/p>\n

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