This year, in-lieu of their annual in-person meeting, associate editor Gillian Sciaretta was joined by the Georges Duboeuf owner Franck Duboeuf for a virtual celebration of Beaujolais Nouveau Day.

After working in sales, Deutsch started an import company in 1981. He convinced French vintner Georges Duboeuf to let Deutsch sell his wines on the East Coast. Beaujolais Nouveau was relatively ...