Beaujolais wants to show you its serious side. For decades, this region between Burgundy and Lyon was known for juicy, grapey Beaujolais Nouveau, rushed to market after the harvest for a global party.

Deep in the heart of France’s Beaujolais region is a small, terraced vineyard called Utopia. It looks like all the other vineyards covering the slopes of Mont Brouilly. But the vines planted on ...

Beaujolais at its best – affordable, crushable and responsibly grown and made. From €14.90, $18.95, £18.99.