French historic village celebrates Beaujolais Nouveau wine

STORY: French historic village celebrates Beaujolais Nouveau wine DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: BEAUJEU, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebration of Beaujolais new wine at midnight in the village of Beaujeu 2. various of residents and tourists tasting the Beaujolais Nouveau at midnight 3. SOUNDBITE (French): PASCAL BLANDIN, Wine producer in Beaujeu 4. various of barrel containing Beaujolais nouveau STORYLINE: Historic village Beaujeu, in the southeast of France, held a wine festival Thursday to celebrate the arrival of barrels of Beaujolais Nouveau. 20,000 people celebrated the drilling of the first barrels at midnight after a parade through the streets. SOUNDBITE (French): PASCAL BLANDIN, Wine producer in Beaujeu "This is an opportunity to introduce Beaujolais Nouveau to many people. The proof is that the street is full. Because of the drought, we had a drop in wine quantity this year, but the quality is good. It makes a nice vintage." Located betwe