Every year we great the Thanksgiving holiday with a mixture of joy and dread. It is by far and away our favorite holiday since we get an opportunity to spend the day with family and friends and celebrate with a traditional meal. But we always have just a tinge of fear when it comes to actually picking out the wines we want to pair with dinner.
Why are we so tentative about committing to the obvious beverage of choice for America’s biggest holiday? Well, for starters, there tends to be a variety of courses competing for space on the table and on the tongue, so pairing a wine with a typical Thanksgiving meal can be tricky. Secondly, there is a wide range of guests whose taste may not be in sync with our own. We still remember one year when a particular guest just did not like a single wine we served, describing most of them as “too hot.” It wasn’t until — out of desperation — we reached for a long neglected bottle of Manischewitz wine that our guest was finally satisfied. Who knew?
