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It\'s the annual Thanksgiving/Friendsgiving/Holiday meal that involves turkey and lots of butter episode! This year we cover the basics, as usual, but come up with one cool idea and offer an etiquette tip on something that users keep bringing up!\\xa0

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Appetizers:

• From Dan Beatty \\u2013 Anitpasti platter, stuffed mushrooms, olives, italina style cheeses \\u2013 Chianti, Greco, Soave
• Cheese platters \\u2013 sparkling or any budget \\u2013 Cava, Cr\\xe9mant d\\u2019Alsace, Cr\\xe9mant de Bourgogne, Italian sparkling \\u2013 Ferrari from Trento
• Hummus, Spinach and artichoke dip, black bean dip \\u2013 Bordeaux Blanc or Chilean Sauvignon Blanc, ros\\xe9 (MVP), sparkling ros\\xe9

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Soup: Most of these wines can go from soup to entree\\xa0

• Butternut squash soup: Sparkling, Alsace Pinot Gris or Riesling
• Lentils: Beaujolais
• Tomato soup: Sangiovese, Beaujolais
• French onion soup: Vouvray, Gewurz, Alsace Riesling, Beaujolais, CdR, Sherry

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Holiday meal MVPs:

• Riesling: off-dry or Alsace or Pfalz, Napa, Sp\\xe4tlese or Auslese from Mosel or Rheingau\\xa0
• Loire: Vouvray \\u2013 off-dry, dry Chenin Blanc \\u2013 Saviennieres, dry Chenin
• American Chenin Blanc: Macari on Long Island, Chappellet in Napa
• Others:\\xa0Ch\\xe2teauneuf-du-Pape Blanc, C\\xf4te du Rh\\xf4ne Blanc, Priorat Blanc, Rueda from Spain
• Heavy on greens: (brussels sprouts, spinach): Gr\\xfcner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc
• Fuller Style Burgundies:\\xa0Chassagne-Montrachet, M\\xe2connais, Meursault

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Reds: You need a medium-bodied red for the meal so the wine doesn\\u2019t overtake the food

• MVP: Cru Beaujolais with a quick side track on Beaujolais Nouveau
• Beef, lamb, and mushroom: Go for higher tannin wine \\u2013 Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon
• Stuffing: Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux Rouge
• Zweigelt,\\xa0C\\xf4te du Rh\\xf4ne

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An idea: A 100% Sparkling Meal

• Appetizers: Bold flavored sparkling \\u2013 Pinot Meunier-based especially grower Champagne. Start with a Cava or an American Sparkling that is bolder and richer, fuller in style. Start white
• Soup: Fuller bodied ros\\xe9 sparkling \\u2013 Spanish sparkling wine\\xa0
• Main course: Ros\\xe9 sparkling, Blanc de Noir\\xa0
• Dessert wine: Demi-sec Champagne or Moscato d\\u2019Asti for a fizzy wine that\\u2019s a little different

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Thanksgiving dessert

• The BIG RULE: The wine must be sweeter than the dessert!
• Chocolate: Banyuls or Ruby Port
• Custard or fruit dessert: Moscato d\\u2019Asti, demi-sec, Sauternes (Bordeaux), late harvest Riesling
• Dessert idea: Ice cream and Pedro Ximenez Sherry as the topping \\u2013 amazing!!

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Final etiquette note:

• What if you are the only person who drinks good wine at your table?\\xa0We\\u2019ve got the answer!

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