Terry's Thanksgiving Selection

Here is Terry's selection. He's our wine manager and in house chef, so when it comes to food and wine pairings, he often comes up with some spectacular combinations. 

AzumbreVerdejo 2010 Rueda, Spain ($17)

This is a beautiful, clean, crisp white that is lively and refreshing. It has complex aromas of white flowers, melon and white peach. In the mouth, white fruit and dry pineapple lead to a wonderful oily richness and a lingering finish. This wine will act as a perfect foil for the richness of a Thanksgiving meal or with a first course of roast pumpkin soup.

Pali SummitPinot Noir 2010, Santa Barbara, California ($30)

Pinot Noir makes an outstanding pairing with turkey; the difficulty is finding a good one at a reasonable price.  A good Pinot needs to have the body to stand up to the richness of all the fixings like stuffing and gravy. The Pali Summit Pinot Noir is made to order, offering juicy ripe raspberry and cherry fruit with a feathering of white pepper and spice notes on the finish. This delicious wine is complex and mouth watering.

ValsotilloReserva 2004 Ribera Del Duero, Spain ($75)

This wine is a work of art! It is big yet elegant, a velvet hammer that exudes cherry and blackberry fruit with leather, espresso and anise. The tannins are big but smooth and mature. The oak influence makes the wine rich, complex and balanced with a seductive, chocolaty  lingering finish. It is delicious with our without food.