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Climate change helps France's Beaujolais wine find its sweet spot

Sales of Beaujolais are on the rise, especially among younger generations. © Fabrice Ferrer / Inter Beaujolais

The celebration of this year's Beaujolais Nouveau kicked off this week in Lyon. A new generation of winemakers has made remarkable improvements to this "young wine" in recent years – but, in a surprise twist, so has climate change.

This annual event marks the official release of the Beaujolais Nouveau, the region’s famed first wine of the season.

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