How Do You Pick A Wine For Thanksgiving?
Choose more than one wine for your Thanksgiving meal. That way your guests will have a choice of what to drink, and you can impress them as a connoisseur. Joe Bastianich, restauranteur and authority on Italian wines, presents his tips for Thanksgiving libations. Know your guests. Ask them about their wine preferences if you are unfamiliar with their tastes. Organize the meal around two white wines and one red. Start the first course with a blended white (a wine that uses more than one type of grape). Stick to a fresh, light wine for the beginning of the meal, such as La Grain, a light red by Hofstatter, from Alto Adige. Move through heavier wines as the meal progresses. Avoid structured wines, like Amarone or Barolo. Avoid wines that are too chewy, over the top, or have too much tannin. Choose a wine that goes well with fowl ‘ either red or white ‘ and is earthy, barnyardy and food-friendly. Serve the wine in the appropriate glasses; it will heighten the enjoyment and taste of the wine
