Thanksgiving is a time for great family, great food, and of course, great wine. With the big night only four days away now, you may be wondering what wine goes best with Thanksgiving dinner. If you have been assigned the task of buying wine for the night then luckily for you, one of the wines that pairs the best is pretty inexpensive ($9.99), and for the price is a really good bottle of wine.
You may have heard of it already; Beaujolais Nouveau, released every year on the third Thursday of November.
Why does Beaujolais go so well with the dinner? Because simply, it is the closest to white wine that a red wine can get. Because of the way it is made, the bitter tannins from the grape skins that are normally in red wine aren't there, leaving a very easy to drink, fruity wine. It also tastes best when slightly chilled, which all combines to pair well with all the foods that make up Thanksgiving dinner.
If you can't find a Beaujolais or just want to mix it up, your other best bet is a Pinot Noir. A pinot is the the lightest of the red wines, meaning it will pair well with the most foods on the table. Some of my favorite pinots in the $10-15 range for Thanksgiving are:
A to Z, Oregon
Louis Latour, France
Poppy, California
On a side note: a lot of people would recommend a riesling or pinot gris (white wines) to pair as well. My opinion is that red wine just goes better with the dinner as a whole. White really only pairs with the light meat on the turkey, while a light red really adds to the flavors of all the different foods.
1 comments:
thats why the Beaujolais is soooo good on the turkey day!! I like the side note, good point!
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