Tucked away just north of France’s second-largest city, Lyon, is the Beaujolais region, an area famous for its red wine, rows of vineyards and quaint medieval villages. This region of green fields and small chateaus is typically calm and tranquil. The pace accelerates only in the fall when the ripened grapes are picked and the new wine is made. In line with this custom, many young people are leaving their villages to work in cities, leaving behind aging family members to tend the vineyards and enjoy life in wine country. Consequently, a significant part of the population of the Beaujolais ...