Beaujolais Nouveau - The Hello Kitty Version

by Gretchen Roberts, Posted Nov 21st 2008 @ 2:00PM

Yesterday I posted about the annual release of Beaujolais Nouveau--and why I think you should try a Cru Beaujolais instead. Some commenters told me that they'll stick with the Nouveau version, and that's totally cool. Especially if you live in Japan, where you can get Beaujolais Nouveau with a Hello Kitty logo. As if that's not a sweet enough deal, the bottle is also plastic, a much more environmentally friendly shipping container, especially for an inexpensive wine meant to be drunk immediately like Beaujolais Nouveau.

It may surprise some to hear that plastic is greener than glass--after all, glass is 100 percent recyclable. But, according to research by Tyler Colman, aka Dr. Vino, plastic is much less carbon-intensive overall because it's lighter to ship.

In a moment of "eat my words," I'll admit today what I wouldn't have yesterday: if I came across the Hello Kitty plastic bottle, I'd be tempted to buy it. It's pretty cute, no?

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Filed Under: Trends, Drink Recipes, Holidays
Tags: asia, beaujolais, beaujolais nouveau, beaujolaisnouveau, fall, hello kitty, japan, thanksgiving, wine

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11-21-2008 @2:45PM Amit Aggarwal said... My 5-year-old will love it! I'm gonna try to buy a few bottles for her.
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11-22-2008 @5:41PM joe said... They were giving out samples of the hello kitty branded version at my local store, but I was in a hurry so I had to run past the table. Maybe I'll pick up a bottle for dinner today ^_^
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