The Very French Wine Festival is coming soon!

Beaujolais is one of the older French vineyards with the first vines being planted in Roman times. This tradition signals the end of the harvest season in France and the beginning of the fall holiday season!

Honoring the French tradition of welcoming the arrival of the first 2009 “new wines” – the famous Beaujolais Nouveau from the Beaujolais region of France – this ceremonial uncorking of the wine in the cafés of France is celebrated all over the world.

17th Annual Festival du Beaujolais Nouveau “Beaujolais Bonheur”
Friday, November 20th 2009
6:00 – 10:00 pm
Sodo Park 3200 1st Ave S in Seattle 

Open Wine Bar & French Buffet

300 fellow celebrants

Beaujolais Wines
French Fine Cuisine

French-themed village
Live Entertainment

Silent Auction

Special Raffle: Wine your age in wine!!!

Guests will have the opportunity to enjoy the open-wine bar with 3 different Beaujolais Nouveau wines, Georges Duboeuf, Joseph Drouhin and Terres Dorées with aromas that evoke cherries and blackberries with a round, rich taste but without any tannic character.

The wine bar will be paired with a wide array of food stations, and a French-themed village offering samplings of products from French restaurants and boutiques in the Puget Sound area.

More than 300 Francophiles are expected to sip wine while enjoying live musical entertainment from a local band (TBC) playing French pop inspired jazz tunes. 

The 2009 theme is “Beaujolais Bonheur”. This event is the perfect way to put 2009 worries away and rejoice the French way with wine, food, music, fun and festivities.

It matches perfectly with the fresh and light taste of Beaujolais wine!

According to Jack Cowan, Executive Director of the Chamber, “Although prices have been lowered to entice everybody to come this year, the quality of this event will be maintained featuring fine food from France such as charcuterie, cheese, wine and Pacific Northwest seafood. “

Join us for this unique chance to welcome Le Beaujolais Nouveau in a casual convivial French atmosphere. Win your age in wine by participating in our special raffle!

Special thanks to our Sponsors: W.J. Deutsch & Son, Georges Duboeuf, Madrange, Les Boulangers Associés (TBC), Board Room Limited, France Amérique, France Today, and UNIC.

The French-American Chamber of Commerce of the Pacific Northwest, one of Seattle’s oldest and most respected international Chambers, works to build greater cultural and commercial relations between France and the Pacific Northwest.