Smith & Hook Cabernet Sauvignon – WineO Mark Review
Smith & Hook Cabernet Sauvignon – WineO Mark Review Wine Stats Grape Variety: Cabernet Sauvignon Vintage: 2020 ABV: 14.8% Wine Region: Central Coast, California Flavor
Our Thanksgiving wine pairing guide was separated to complement each individual dish so that if you like a certain dish more than the other, you can choose the best wine to drink with it.
But before we get to the wine pairing guide for popular Thanksgiving dishes, if you’re like me, you pretty much like to mix all these dishes together.
And normally, you aren’t going to have 5-10 different wine options.
So, here are the BEST Wine Pairing options for your entire Thanksgiving meal (in no particular order):
Red:Â
Pair with Zinfandel or Pinot Noir. A fuller body, bolder, and richer wine pairs perfectly with heartier meats like turkey. With all the different tasty flavors you will ass to your turkey, Pinot Noir is a wine that will fit very well.
White:Â
Try a nice Sparkling Wine. It’s fantastic to share if you have a group of your family and friends together on Thanksgiving. And besides a great pairing, it’s always good to have some bubbly to enjoy your time. More than that, when it comes to celebratory wine that is also a very versatile wine pairing option, you can never go wrong with sparkling wine.
Red:
Choose an Amarone. It’s a fruit-forward wine from Italy that will bring out the honey sweetness of the ham. And its acidity will also complement the richness of the salty meat.
White:
Off-dry Riesling will work well here because of the slight sweetness from the wine. It will pair well with the salty sweetness flavors of your ham.
Red:
Rhone Red blends, which are usually a GSM (Grenache, Syrah, Mouvedre), is good wine pairing here. The earthiness of the wine will play well with the herbaceous and bready qualities of the stuffing. And if your stuffing is spicy, the spiciness from the Syrah should balance that well.
White:
Get an NZ Sauvignon Blanc. They are well known for their grassiness, so again, this flavor can bring out the herbaceous and celery of the stuffing.
Red:
Zinfandel would work well with sweet potatoes. California Zinfandel, in particular, is a fruit-forward wine with hints of spice and pepper that would complement the sweet-salty flavors of the sweet potatoes.
White:
Try Riesling. It is refreshingly crisp and has enough acidity to cut through the richness of the sweet potato. And maybe an off-dry Riesling will provide a bit of sweetness to pair with the sweetness of the sweet potato.
Red:
Choose a Merlot, a medium to full-bodied wine that can match the heaviness of the potatoes. Consequently, the mashed potatoes can bring out the fruitiness of the Merlot.
White:
For this, Chardonnay will bring out the creaminess of mashed potato and gravy.
Red:
Cabernet Franc is a great red wine option for this as it often has savory and herbaceous elements that can pair well with green beans.
White:
Try Sancerre because of its mineral, acidity, and earthiness. And the wine also has herbaceous hints like a casserole.
Red:
Pinot Noir, with all its ripe, red fruits, will bring out the cranberry flavors of the sauce. It helps that it’s always a crowd-pleaser, especially during Thanksgiving meals.
White:
Ok this is not a white wine, but a Rose with notes of strawberry and cranberry is definitely a good choice.
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