Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Tips, A Semi Serious Guide To Food And Wine Pairing Part 2 Guidelines Wine And Other Stories

Its the ideal turkey pairing wine because its lower tannin helps moisten even the driest turkey.

Cake pops for thanksgiving. Dont focus too much on the bird. The focus of thanksgiving is the food and depending on the size of the crowd you dont need to get too extreme or expensive with your choices. Thanksgiving wine pairing tips.

The easiest trap to fall into is the traditional pairing with protein red wine with meats white wines with fish and so on. R red white a good and simple strategy for thanksgiving wine is to select a very good white and a very good red offering your guests their choice. Robert parker keeping with the old standard rule rich equals rich color is unimportant.

Wine pairings with cranberry sauce. Fortunately thanksgiving meals open the opportunity for both white wines and red wines to find their place at the dinner table. 7 tips for thanksgiving dinner wine pairing.

They should not be opposites. I recommend red wine with a red wine sauce. Secondly is the texture.

Youll notice people will stand more upright act proper and smile more while holding a glass of sparkling wine. Zinfandel is americas sweetheart. In general the darker the sauce the darker the color of the wine that goes with it.

Tips for wines thanksgiving sparkling wine is the ultimate ice breaker. Or a deep savory white with a giblet gravy. Turkey with a fuller bodied red wine is a challenging thanksgiving wine pairing.

Also zinfandels secondary flavors of cinnamon clove and vanilla will put you in the mood for fall. With a range of different flavors textures meats and sides to take into consideration it is necessary to find a wine that fits each element. Almond infused green beans may seduce the table and mouth moistening stuffing may induce.

Prosecco or a fresh tasting dry rose both of which pair with the tart and tangy cranberry sauce. Fortunately kendall jackson wines has thrown the rule book out the window and shared with the daily meal some unique tips for pairings this thanksgiving. You can however make thanksgiving turkey more cabernet friendly by adding a few ingredients.

For thanksgiving wine and food pairings the textures of the wine and food should align. Fill peoples glasses right when they walk in the door even if youre not the host. The wine to pair with turkey.