refers to early fresh fruits and vegetables, also to new wine.

This has two meanings. It is applied firstly to easy young wines released for drinking soon after the vintage. It is also the name of the marketing system for "wine futures" – wines from famous properties sold even before they are bottled. Wines sold "en primeur" are still in barrels when consumers buy them. Consumers are assured of buying at the best price, have their wines delivered to them about two years later. Through WINE and CO, you can buy en primeur wines from all over France. Go to the Primeur page.

see nouveau

French term for a young wine, often released for sale within weeks of the harvest. The best known example is Beaujolais Nouveau.

wines so described are meant to be drunk young and can be released to the market on November 15th following the harvest (as opposed to December 15 for other AOC wines). Beaujolais Nouveau is perhaps the best-known example.

Wine elaborated quickly. Primeur can come out of the winery as soon as the 15th of november. Visit " Beaujolais".