Here's the notes from a tasting I did at Green Acres Market last night on selecting wines for your Thanksgiving Dinner.
No Rules – Just Suggestions
* Pairing food with wine vs. pairing dinner with wine
Thanksgiving Dinners include more dishes and flavors than your average meal. Find a wine that is versatile.
* Who’s coming to dinner?
Holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve) are sometimes the only times a lot of people (including our relatives) drink wine. You might need to have something sweet, light, easy to drink.
* Big/Heavy with Big/Heavy
Big flavored foods call for bigger wines. Turkey isn't usually big, neither is mashed potatoes, etc.
* Light with Light
* Whites – consider acidity
* Reds – consider tannins
* There’s no perfect Thanksgiving dinner wine – serve at least two (or three)
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