FB's Wine Corner: The Thanksgiving Wine Thread

For White Wine, I like Dry Rieslings (look for the word “Trocken” if its form Germany). To me they are perfect for all the things being served. The Finger Lakes in New York produce a ton of Dry Riesling and are a good price point, readily available etc. A lot of people want to only pick American Wines for Thanksgiving, and this is a good way to do it.

French Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre, Pouilly-Fume, or Touraine would also work well. I would NOT do New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc as they are often very aromatic and a little too overpowering and distinct.

Unoaked Chardonnay, such as from Chablis, can also work well.

Last is the ultimate cheat code for all wine pairing: Champagne or Sparkling Wine. These pretty much go with anything, all of the time. It’s a great thing to serve while everyone is milling about and mingling before the feast, and it pretty much goes with anything you can serve. A fun alternative is the sparkling red wine Lambrusco. Most on the American market are sweet trash, but you can find some really fun dry ones (look for Secco on the label), and if it says a specific type of Lambrusco, like Lambrusco di Sorbara, this will likely indicate an increase in quality over generic Lambrusco. Semisecco is off-dry and Dolce will be sweet.

Suggestion 2: Keep it simple, don’t overspend or open up your really nice bottle. Uncle Frank doesn’t give a frick about your 2004 Chateau Musar, or that you just opened up a bottle of Krug. He doesn’t know the difference. And he doesn’t know what the frick Grauburgunder is. This is a marathon not a sprint, so stick to some classics and save your great bottle for yourself.

And last, the ultimate rule: Disregard all of my suggestions if you want and drink whatever the frick you want.

off the top of my head, no.

But generally speaking, look for ones with a specific name of the Beaujolais appelation on them, like Morgon, Fleurie, Julienas, Moulin-a-Vent, etc. These are the Crus and you'll get a higher quality on average. If I recall correctly, Fleurie will be on the lighter side while Moulin will be on the fuller bodied. Could be wrong on that.

$40 is actually kinda on the pricey end, you can get many Crus for less then 40

Drink them chilled, and just ask your wine shop person.

Personally not a huge Beaujolais Nouveau Fan myself, but I understand why people like them. They are very cheap and easy drinking

Independent?

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Disregard all of my suggestions if you want and drink whatever the frick you want.

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goosebumps

Great choice young S

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Beaujolais Nouveau

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We always like to have one bottle of this, just for the novelty of it. It’s usually toward the end of the day after all of the good wine.

We’ll crack a 1998 Brunello or a 2000 Chianti Riserva and go from there. But, that’s how we roll.

Kermit wrote such a fantastic book. Must read for wine lovers.

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Look for any imported by Kermit Lynch

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Even before this post I was eyeing a Kermit Lynch Moulin-a-Vent Diochon, guess this confirms that’ll be one of my choices.