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If youre fretting over what wine to serve with the big feast on Thanksgiving, Mike Novak, proprietor of Cross River Wine Merchant at Orchard Square in Cross River, says to relax the holiday calls for more than one type.
We recommend serving all three types: red, white and rose, he said. Everyone has different tastes. Its Thanksgiving and there are a lot of different types of food. For example, rose actually goes great with turkey.
Novak calls rose wines very food friendly and notes that they also go great with the appetizers. He recommends Croirde Basson at $14.99 a bottle.
For white wine lovers, Novak endorses serving a California sauvignon blanc.
Its drier than other sauvignon blancs, he said. The California is not as grape-fruity or citrusy. Its more subtle with a taste of apples and pears.
The sauvignon blanc he likes best is Whitehall Lane at $14.99 a bottle.
Novak said that New York wine retailers are trying to promote New York state wines during November as part of a promotion called "Fall in Love with New York Wine" thats being put on by The Last Store on Main Street a coalition of retailers, wineries and distributors. With that in mind, for a white wine he also recommends New York winemaker Hermann J. Wiemers Riesling Dry.
He says Thanksgiving revelers should not forget about zinfandels either.
Zinfandel is the quintessential American wine and a lot of people have it with turkey, Novak said. Its not going to overpower the food it will complement it. He recommends Joel Gott Zinfandel at $14.99 per bottle.
Alex Rubeo, owner of Pound Ridge Wine & Spirits, agrees with Novak. Thanksgiving hosts should take an eclectic approach to the wine they serve.
Thanksgiving is definitely a wine holiday, Rubeo said. Every time you get people together and theres food, there will be wine involved. I believe you can have whatever wine that you want. For the appetizers, Id start with a sparkling wine. Taittinger champagne is a great way to start.
Pound Ridge Wine & Spirits offers Taittinger for $34.99 a bottle, with discounts available if you buy a case.
When it comes to wine, often overlooked is the dessert phase of the meal.
End the meal with a nice dessert wine, like a port or sauterne, Rubeo said.
One of his favorite ports is Fonseca Porto at $19.99 a bottle. He also recommends sweet ice wines, such as King Estate Vin Glace, an Oregon pinot gris, at $19.99
Its sweet like honey, he said. We call it liquid gold.
Both Pound Ridge Wines & Spirits and Cross River Wine Merchant will be open at least part of the day on Thanksgiving to help out last-minute shoppers.
Cross River Wine Merchant will be open 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pound Ridge Wines & Spirits will be open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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