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Rick Peters

Roll out the barrel: Beaujolais Nouveau 2012 - in pictures

Beaujolais Nouveau: Barrels of Beaujolais Nouveau are rolled through the centre of Lyon
Barrels of Beaujolais Nouveau are rolled through the centre of Lyon Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP
Beaujolais Nouveau: Beaujeu, the capital of the Beaujolais region
Beaujeu, the capital of the Beaujolais region, holds the largest celebrations for Beaujolais Nouveau each year, and it looks like they'd quite like to invite the entire planet Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images
Beaujolais Nouveau: Men tap wine from a barrel
Barrels are tapped and the wine flows in Lyon Photograph: Robert Pratta/Reuters
Beaujolais Nouveau: Wine is poured for tasting at the official launch
Eager tasters in Lyon receive a first sniff of the new wine Photograph: Robert Pratta/Reuters
Beaujolais Nouveau: People taste the wine
Presumably this means it's a good year Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP
Beaujolais Nouveau: People celebrate in Beaujeu's streets
While over in Beaujeu the mood is more restrained Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images
Beaujolais Nouveau: People drink wine and celebrate in Beaujeu's streets
More revellers in the streets of Beaujeu. Maybe it's not that restrained after all Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images
Beaujolais Nouveau: Beaujolais Nouveau is tasted during the celebrations
Tasting and photographing Beaujolais Nouveau during the celebrations in Lyon. Were you there? Send your pics to our International Food Photography Day gallery here Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP
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