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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, some of us will be at home hosting and some of us will enjoy this meal with at our loved one’s home.  One thing all wine lovers will be doing for Thanksgiving is enjoying wines with this delicious meal.  So if you’ve wondered what to have with this meal, join us this week as we pour wines, we are sure you will enjoy not only with Thanksgiving but many other meals.

We will have bite sized appetizers of roasted turkey, stuffing, and a few other traditional trimmings of the Thanksgiving meal.

In this tasting, all attending will sample:

2007 SZOKE – KIRALYLEANKA – MATRAALJA, HUNGARY

The name means princess in Hungarian, a grape varietal that is native to Hungary and very mineraly and floral, great with either Turkey or Ham!

2008 DONNA FUGATA – ANTHILIA – SICILY, ITALY

A delicious, rich blend or white grapes from Sicily (Catarrato and Ansonica).  Full of rich and floral notes, if you enjoy Viognier, this is a good one to try with the bird.

2007 TILIA – GALILEUS – VIPAYA VALLEY, SLOVENIA

If you like Gewürztraminer with your turkey, try this wine made with 100% Golden Muscat grapes.  Stainless steel fermented and full of flavors and aromas of peach, apricots alongside fantastic acidity to clean the palate!

2008 CHATEAU D’ESCLANS – “WHISPERING  ANGEL” ROSE – COTES DE PROVENCE, FRANCE

From the winemaker of the most famous rose wines from France comes this beautiful wine.  A pale pink and full of aromas of fresh raspberries and herbs.   Great for the whole meal!  .

2006 SONNET – “KRUSE VINEYARD” PINOT NOIR – YORK MOUNTAIN, CA

Splendid California Pinot Noir!  A beautiful array of ripe black cherries with a subtle infusion of toasty blak oak and cinnamon spice.   (This wine is poured Friday only)

ALCYONE – TANNAT DESSERT WINE – ATLANTIDA, URUGUAY

This rich, delicious Tanant dessert wine, amber purple hue with honey like texture and a touch of chocolate to the finish!  A perfect partner to pumpkin pie!

2007 FLOWERS WINERY – PERENIAL RED BLEND – SONOMA, CALIFORNIA

A blend of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Pinot Meunier, and a touch of Chardonnay.  Flavors of cranberries and cherry with a smooth texture.  Perfect for the season’s food!