Thanksgiving Menu ~ Paired with Wine

Thanksgiving is a great holiday for food lovers, but what about wine aficionados? Traditional Thanksgiving fare features such a wide array of side dishes; it would be a daunting task to pair one wine with so many different flavors. We have the solution: offer a variety of wine at your table. Consider the dominant flavor of each side dish & choose a wine to complement.

Busa’s Menu for Thanksgiving

~Aperitif with Assorted Cheeses~

NapaMumm Sparkling Rose CA, $16.99

GH Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge FR, $33.99

A sparkler is the perfect opening act for a family celebration; you can never go wrong with a bubbly

~Soup~

Butternut Squash Soup

Swallow Gewurztraminer OR$8.99

Conundrum Chardonnay/Sauvignon Blanc/MuscatCanelli/Viognier/Semillon BlendCA,$18.99

~Main Event~

Butter Basted Roast Turkey with Mushroom Gravy & Sourdough Mushroom Stuffing

Danjean-Berthoux Domaine du Moulin Neuf BourgognePinot Noir FR, $16.99

A to Z Pinot Noir OR, $19.99

Pinot Noir is the quintessential food wine with a particular affinity for mushrooms

Chateau de Sales Pomerol FR, $29.99

This Pomerol is Merlot/centric, rich, gentle, velvety with soft, smooth tannins & low acidity,

making it an elegant, sophisticated choice

The key in food & wine pairing is to match the wine with the sauce or key seasoning not just the main entree, so if you are going with a sausage stuffing, for example, you will want to amp up to a bigger, more aggressive wine that will accentuate the bolder flavors – so change your wine selection according to the stuffing, dressing, sauce, etc.

Sausage & Sourdough Stuffing