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Step up the Beaujolais foodchain to Morgon or Fleurie or Moulin-a-vent. These are 'Cru' Beaujolais and they cost more, but they're worth it IMHO. They won't say Beaujolais on the label as a rule, but that's what they are, just grown on 'good dirt' and treated well. You can taste the difference...if you don't like these, then Beaujolais just isn't your cup of tea. No big deal.
I was buying Dubouef 2000 Morgon 'Jean Descombes' at F. Meyers in Portland for $8 in September but that was before the Wine Spectator declared it a 'best buy'. The price may have gone up, but it's delicious juice.