Wine Pairings To Make Stuffing the Star of Your ThanksgivingAn Oregon wine with aromas of pear, apricot, baking spice and flavors of tangerine, Meyer lemon and burnt sugar.

Holiday Gift Guide 2020: The Best Sparkling Wines From Around The WorldOregon’s Willamette Valley is well-known for producing lovely pinot noirs, and this wine shows the classic Champagne blend of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to great effect, with warm citrus notes mixed with the scent of roses and just a touch of toastiness.

These Are The Wines You Should Drink At Thanksgiving This YearThis special Pinot Noir from La Crema brings together black cherry aromas with nice acidity to pair well with your holiday meal.

Holiday Wines You Can Ship (Almost) AnywhereThese domestic wines support local vineyards and are perfect for your holiday meal.This complex, balanced and delightfully light pinot noir is the red wine that is guaranteed to please the crowd. The gently tannic and pleasantly acidic red is perfect for pairing with food or sipping on its own. Though this wine hails from the Sonoma Coast, La Crema has been making wine in California and Oregon’s finest winegrowing regions for the past 40 years.

The 13 Best Cabernet Sauvignons to Drink in 2020The grape varietal to rule all reds.Best Splurge: 2016 Lokoya Mount Veeder Cabernet SauvignonNot to knock Champagne, but if you have an occasion worth celebrating, try skipping the bubbly and diving into this exquisite bottle of cabernet. The Lokoya Mount Veeder is an indulgence, and you'll know why as soon as the first drops fall on your tongue. It combines the best of Napa Valley’s mountain climate, rich soils, and expert winemaking from Lokoya’s artisan of the grape, Christopher Carpenter. This is an example of peak cabernet. It is intensely aromatic with blueberry, violet, and blackberry notes bolstered by truffle and wild herbs. It's also full-bodied with tannins that grip and refuse to let go. Enjoy with reckless abandon.

Wine Finds: Last-minute wines for ThanksgivingThis delicious and elegant chardonnay, which won scores in the 90s from a number of wine critics, is a true find. It comes from Cambria Estate Winery, which is owned by the widow and two daughters of the late wine icon Jess Jackson. A lush and creamy white, it tastes of apple, stone and tropical fruits and ends with a long, refreshing citrusy finish. It’s a bright and beautifully balanced wine that has just a touch of subtle oak. In addition to turkey, it would go well with salmon and cream sauces.

Reds are Multidimensional Friends to Invite Over for ThanksgivingCopain “P2” 2019, Anderson Valley. 50-50 blend of Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, lots of energy and snap, broad and crunchy, young berries screaming out of the glass.

Holiday Gift Guide 2020: The Best Luxury Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon WinesDazzling aromas of black fruit, Asian spice, crème de cassis, cedar, worn leather, dried herbs, dusty cocoa, and cured meat. The layered aromas playout across the palate in an expressively focused wine. Chewy, fresh, broad, and long for days.

14 Superb California Zinfandels to Pair With Your Thanksgiving FeastNothing comes as close to being an American wine than this red.Only about 10 acres of gnarly, dry-farmed vines remain of this vineyard planted more than 100 years ago by Italian immigrants (with the original 8-by-8 spacing to allow horses to plow in both directions through the rows). Lovely high-toned violet and spice aromas wrap around a nose of dark berries, white pepper and cocoa. The flavors are concentrated, intense and lush, yet bright at the same time, with juicy black raspberry and cherry layered with exotic spices, a little red licorice and a firm backbone of tannins (think of aging this one, for a Thanksgiving down the road).

Pick these pinot noirs for your Thanksgiving tableMedium body, fresh fruity aromas, rich fruit flavors, raspberry, cherry, cranberry, dried leaves and a hint of cinnamon and white pepper.

The best wines for ThanksgivingChâteau Lassègue: Expect a wine with a brilliant color and pure aromatics that leap out from the glass, offering a panoply of fresh red fruit, and evoking notes of rose and violet. On the palate, the 2017 Lassègue Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is dense and round with silky tannins. There is a fine complexity of spices and ripe fruits that extends into a long and balanced finish. This vintage exudes freshness and refined minerality.

Food-friendly wines to pair with your Thanksgiving dishesThis beguiling rosé is a collaboration between winemaker Hélène Seillan and Julia Jackson, of Jackson Family Wines. It’s made entirely from cabernet franc, which is unusual for Sonoma County, where pinot noir reigns in rosé. Look for aromas of jasmine and roses just opening to release their scent, followed by flavors of wild berries and herbs.

What to Drink Now: Thanksgiving Wines La Crema Russian River Valley Pinot Noir reveals bright red berry and bing cherry notes, with touches of soft herb, and baking spice, making it an easy wine to pair with the holiday...

What to Drink Now: Thanksgiving Wines Yamhill-Carlton’s Gran Moraine shows the heady earthiness of the sub-AVA, with woody herb and truffle melding with red fruits, anise, and spice.

What to Drink Now: Thanksgiving Wines WillaKenzie Willamette Valley Pinot Noir showcases the vibrancy and freshness of Pinot Noir, ideal for pairing with the rich Thanksgiving meal, revealing layers of raspberry, black tea, Asian spice, and truffle.

Maggy Hawk “Jolie” Pinot Noir 2018, Anderson Valley, aged 15 months in French oak, 20 percent new barrels. The color is totally transparent medium to light ruby with an ethereal rim; aromas of spiced and macerated red and black cherries unfold notes of smoke and sandalwood, potpourri, sour cherry and melon, all grounded in a loamy, foresty base; this is a balanced and harmonious pinot noir, offering a lithe and silky texture gently propelled by bright acidity; a few minutes in the glass open bare hints of rhubarb, cranberry and pomegranate; the overall structure feels elevated, balletic, sensuous; the contrast between the wine’s drape on the palate and its supple, sinewy energy is delightful. 13.8 percent alcohol. Now through 2025 or ’28.

No kissy-face little chard here, the Maggy Hawk Skycrest Vineyard Chardonnay 2018, Anderson Valley, is vigorous and textured, though it gains spareness and elegance in the glass. Grapes were foot-trod; the wine aged 15 months in a combination of French barriques, 20 percent new, and neutral 500-liter puncheons. The color is medium straw-gold; notes of pineapple and grapefruit, yellow plums and almond skin, smoke and jasmine adhere with remarkable intensity; a few moments in the glass unfurl hints of quince and candied ginger; the wine is quite dry, animated by shimmering acidity and a crystalline limestone element that persists through a finish that feels both chiseled and generous and almost tannic; an intriguing quality of some astringent mountainside flower and tangerine skin deepens the elusive effect. 13.6 percent alcohol. Production was 495 cases. Now through 2025 to ’28. This one ranks among the very best chardonnays I tasted this year.

I confess that I’ve never understood the raison d’etre behind pinot noir blanc wines, but I’ll also admit that the Maggy Hawk Edmeades Vineyard White Pinot Noir 2018, Anderson Valley, is pretty exquisite. The grapes fermented in and the wine aged nine months in French oak, all neutral barrels. The color is a pale to medium lemon-gold hue; aromas of lemon curd, quince, peach and cloves feel infused with elements of sour lemon candy, papaya and lightly buttered cinnamon toast; the texture is sleek and satiny, riven by bright acidity and sustained by delicate notes of lilac, graphite and grapefruit pith; the finish is long and elegant. 14.2 percent alcohol. Now through 2022.

Holiday gift ideas2018 Penner Ash Willamette Valley Chardonnay – toasty, lush.

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A first course Sauvignon BlancSeven Great Wines For Your Thanksgiving TableLa Crema's very first release of Sauvignon Blanc (2019) is sourced from distinct vineyards spread across some of Sonoma County’s warmer sub-regions, where the climate and soil are perfect for producing world-class white Bordeaux varietals. This balanced wine is full of exotic tropical flavors like guava and honeydew, and is ideal for a starter cheese board, roasted butternut squash soup, a shrimp cocktail, or even an old school classic, like pigs in a blanket.

Tenuta di Arceno Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2016 is a rich and tasty classic Chianti. Red and black fruits are delicious. Nicely integrated and balanced. Expressive and elegant vintage when early September rain postponed the harvest and allowed grapes extra time to ripen on the vine. Well structured. Good to drink now, but also can be held several more years for aging. Pair with steak Florentine; chicken cacciatore; French onion soup; red sauce pastas—meaty ragu, spaghetti bolognese; leg of lamb and lamb chops; roast beef; duck; venison; meat-lover pizza.

This is a lovely quaffable sauvignon blanc from a long-time quality producer. Peach and apple notes dominate with a background of herbal notes.

For a full-bodied white wine, Kendall-Jackson's 2018 Vinter's Reserve Chardonnay is completely plant-based, and perfect for every fall feast or sunny day outside. With notes of tropical pineapple and papaya, and hints of vanilla, honey, and oak, it's a total crowd-pleaser in the realm of white wines.

In my glass: I baked a ham and looked at the wines waiting for my verdict. I spotted La Crema Pinot Noir Monterey 2017 and I knew it was the wine for the moment. Californian wines have been on my mind in recent days as terrible fires have been sweeping through the wine regions. I've donated to the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund (donatenow.networkfforfood.org). I'll leave that thought with you. Back to the delicious pinot from Monterey, which lies about 120 miles south from Napa. The wine has dusky notes of plums, cranberries and cherry. There's a hint of savoury and a tilt towards earthy, newly-rain dropped soil.