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When the Beaujolais nouveau arrives in wine shops around the world on the third Thursday in November, it is cause for celebration. But until the middle of the 20th century, Beaujolais was a cheap, common red wine unknown outside the French region where it was produced. Here, Chelminski (The Perfectionist: Life and Death in Haute Cuisine) details the captivating story of Beaujolais's ascent to wine fame and profiles the one person—winemaker Georges Duboeuf—most responsible for its hard-won success. By expertly blending entertaining snippets of wine history, bits of agricultural science, and a generous soupcon of French culinary lore, Chelminski has created a deliriously amusing tale that is highly recommended for most public libraries.