Paring Wine With Thanksgiving Foods Can Be Challenging

While for the most part, the foods served on the typical Thanksgiving table are the same, the small variations by each cook can make paring it with the ideal wine challenging. Some choose to stick to a more traditional taste while others enjoy adding unique spices and flavors to their dishes. These variations may be small but the distinct flavors that come from them all will need a separate wine for the ideal paring.

For those who serve the food in a series of courses serving different wines with each course is fairly easy and makes wine paring simple. It is as easy as bringing home a bottle of wine in your Escape Wine Tote that will go well with each course. But for those who serve a buffet style of Thanksgiving meal the variety of dishes can make it hard to find the right wine.

A good rule of thumb is to make sure the wine you serve is sweeter than the food. So if you tend to make food especially sweet look for New World varieties that are known for having this trait. For cooks who tend to make spicy foods, this sweetness will not be as needed to create the ideal paring.

via Rhino Wino