A group of Japanese wine-lovers celebrated the uncorking of 2014's Beaujolais Nouveau in a novel way Thursday, taking a dip in a 'wine bath' at a hot spring resort west of Tokyo. The French wine is traditionally released just after midnight on the third Thursday in November, just weeks after the grapes have been harvested, and Japan is its largest export market.
Back in France the celebrations were a little more traditional, with locals gathering on a cold night in Beaujeu, the capital of the Beaujolais region, to taste the new vintage.
