Alex's Thanksgiving Wine and Food Pairings
Posted by: Doug | Date: Friday, November 16, 2012
Everyone is always asking me to give wine pairing suggestions for Thanksgiving dinner.
Personally, I need A LOT of wine to get through Thanksgiving!
Confidentially, my perfect
Thanksgiving would be a 50 mile bike ride somewhere beautiful, a
massage, Thanksgiving dinner with only my most favorite family
members and friends, great wine and yummy food! Of course, a
couple of football games, on TV and out in the front yard to help
digest would add to the perfection. I digress…
I always offer both red and white wines for Thanksgiving.
Truthfully, it is because some people prefer one to the other and I
aim to please. Personally, I tend to drink both during the
meal, it's all about abundance and excess, no?
Alex Elman Torrontes is honestly, the perfect Thanksgiving white wine. Torrontes has hints of honeyed melon with a great mineral finish that just pairs perfectly with all of items on the Thanksgiving table:
Turkey
Stuffing (mine is always a little spicy)
Sweet potatoes
Cranberry sauce, we make ours with fresh cranberries, a touch of orange juice, a little orange zest and a pinch of sugar all in the food processor
Roasted Brussels sprouts
Our stainless steel fermented
Chardonnay works very well too.
Now, for the Red Wine option…
When it comes to Thanksgiving and red wines, I usually go a little
lighter. So, Alex Elman DOCG Chianti, Malbec and
Bin 721, our Barolo blend
each taste delicious with all of the Thanksgiving offerings.
Each of these red wines brings out something different in each
dish. Everyone has their own special dish and it is fun to
taste each wine with each dish. This way, perhaps, you
consume less food and more wine!
Can't forget desert…some people save all of their tummy space for
desert. Wine is perfect for desert as well. If you have
apple pie, I would go with our
Chardonnay. If pumpkin pie blesses
your table, then the Torrontes and Bin
721 both work splendidly. If you are lucky to
have anything chocolate or mince meat pie, go for a big red,
Alex Elman Cabernet Sauvignon.
Most of all, enjoy the time with your family, eat lots of your
favorite Thanksgiving foods and drink at least 3 glasses of
wine!
Don't forget the left over's, which are even better the next day
with a new bottle of one of our organic selections!!!
