Can you believe it’s that time of year again? Our Extreme Value Thanksgiving Samplers help you impress without the stress, and they come with 3 whites and 3 reds perfect for the holiday dinner table.
For just $69.26 NET and over 20% off the regular price, you get 6 wines that are guaranteed to please your guests, and they all taste great with turkey, ham, and all of the fixings.
These always go over well, and last year, we sold out 3 days before Thanksgiving. My advice, don't wait too long to get yours!
1. Bidoli Pinot Grigio (Friuli, Italy): The Bidoli family make wonderful values from their estate vineyards in Friuli, in Northeastern Italy. Friuli is known for producing some of the best Pinot Grigios in the world, and this is my pick for the best value. With great texture and delicious flavors of honeydew melon, peach, flowers, and bright acidity, this is great with or without food.
2. Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc + Viognier (Various Regions, California): I've had many bottles of this value-priced white over the years, and it never disappoints. Showcasing exotic, crisp, bright, and vivacious aromas and flavors of peach, apricot, orange blossom, and honeysuckle, it's like this was custom-made for Thanksgiving dinner. Delicious!
3. Domaine Vetriccie Ile de Beaute Rosé (Corsica, France): Dry rosé loves turkey, ham, and starchy sides, and this is always a staff and customer favorite. The blend here is made up of native Corsican varieties (Nielluccio, Sciaccarellu) along with Grenache, and it smells and tastes like tart strawberry, cranberry, white flowers, and mineral.
4. Freire Lobo Vigno Tinto (Dao, Portugal): The Dao region is one of Portugal's oldest and most respected, and the reds produced there are silky and delicious, with a savory side to them -- think Pinot Noir meets Syrah. This blend of 40% Touriga Nacional, 30% Jaen (Mencía) and 30% Alfrocheiro is made by one of the region's top winemakers, and it shows wonderful elegance and silkiness to the ripe and spicy berry fruit. The soft tannins and juicy acids will pair wonderfully with your meal, I guarantee it!
5. Spoken West Pinot Noir (Various Regions, California): Pinot Noir, with its round and soft tannins and zesty acids, is one of the all-time great Thanksgiving vines. This one is made by Jamey Whetstone, who trained with Ehren Jordan at Turley for a number of years. Richer and riper in style, this offers up delicious notes of warm cherry, raspberry, mocha, vanilla, and pie spice.
6. Cave la Comtadine Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge (Rhone Valley, France): Cotes du Rhones like this one deliver wines with plenty of flavor and body, but the tannin is soft and supple, and you don't want to pair turkey and ham with "tannin moster" reds : ) Here you get a blend of Grenache and Syrah that shows notes of spicy berries, warm plum, and white pepper. Rounded and silky on the palate, it's versatile at the table, with everything from poultry to beef tenderloin.
Buying wine for Thanksgiving has never been easier! Just $69.26 NET and over 20% off for the whole lot. No substitutions allowed please.
Josh Spurling
Your Friendly Wine Monger since 2010
