What would helen do?

It’s that time of the year that everyone asks me, being the WINE EXPERT I am…..
WHAT WINE should I serve with the bird (Turkey) for Thanksgiving…..???
I put together this handy guide which I hope you will find useful.

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WHAT TO SERVE WITH THE BIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

The big question – which wine or wines go with Thanksgiving Dinner?
Another question to ask is:  Do I want ONE WINE for the whole dinner
or several that pair with each course – appetizers, turkey & sides, dessert?

If you want ONE WINE to take you through the gamut a good choice could
be a sparkler.  Champagne/ Sparkling Wines are not only for special occasions
and celebrations.  Gloria Ferrer Vineyards makes a nice sparkling wine, it is
reasonably priced & accessible at most liquor stores.

 

 

White Wine suggestions:

RIESLING: a nice white wine that can be dry or fairly sweet,
excellent with any dishes that are spicy, salty or sweet.
{Pronunciation: Rees-ling}

Here are a few suggestions in the $10 range:

Sauvignon Blanc:   This is a crisp white wine, easy drinking, light to medium bodied.
{Pronunciation: saw vee nyon blahnk}

a few suggestions:

• Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc  (New Zealand)
•  Beaulieu’s Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc (California)

The LAST WHITE WINE I’d like to suggest is my favorite…..
VIOGNIER!  (vee oh nyay)

Viognier is a nice white varietal.    try it, you’ll like it.
If not – give it to me – I will finish it for you.

• Elk Cove Viognier Willamette Valley (Oregon)
• Hogue Viognier Columbia Valley (Washington)
• Pride Viognier Sonoma County (California)

RED WINE suggestions…………….

Certainly one cannot talk about Thanksgiving wine pairing without
mentioning Beaujolais Nouveau!

Beaujolais Nouveau:  A light, fruity red wine, from the Gamay grape,
it goes quite well with turkey and all of the fixings.
*This wine is ONLY released from France on the third Thursday of November.

{Pronunciation: boh jhoe lay noo-VOH}