The REAL Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The day after Thanksgiving, or as it’s become known lately,
Black Friday, is the real holiday,
but not because of the sales and shopping.
No crowd, no stress, no gifts – just leftover food! If you’re like me,
you have stuffing on the brain. Thanksgiving is the meal I most look forward to
all year (especially when Chef Mark is doing the cooking), and that’s largely because of the leftovers sandwich that comes the
next day. After the Thanksgiving dinner leftovers are stashed safely in the
fridge for the night, it seems only right to give them the attention they
deserve when they inevitably re-emerge the next day.
Reheated Thanksgiving dinner plate
You kept declining the offer to “make you a plate,” but they
wouldn’t let you leave without it. Now, you’re hungry and that congealed mess
of browns, greens and smattering of reds looks delicious. Pair it with a
Beaujolais, because you’ll probably already have some left over anyway, and it
worked for dinner, so it will work with a bit of everything.
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages
PRODUCT CODE: 000007237
Roast turkey (no cranberry), provolone and arugula on
ciabatta sandwich
We welcome this Italian twist on an American classic and
recommend pairing it with an Albariño, because sometimes there’s no need to
overthink things.
Casa Do Valle Grande Escolha Vinho Verde Portugal 2014
PRODUCT CODE: 000049841
Turkey Pot Pie
The meat pie, an old American standby, goes back to the
Roman Empire, when live birds were sometimes cooked under the pie crust. Don’t
worry. Your bird will be cooked (twice, in fact). Pair it with a
barrel-fermented chardonnay. The oak complements the turkey, gravy and
crust.
Chateau Ste Michelle Chardonnay Columbia Valley
PRODUCT CODE: 000006813
That last slice of pumpkin pie
The remaining slice is a sweet start to the morning after
and, a glass of sherry makes everything better. If you’re going to get the jump
on your holiday shopping, you might as well get a head start on eggnog,
too. An Oloroso sherry makes a
nice choice.
Bodegas Yuste Aurora Oloroso
PRODUCT CODE: 000074886
Green bean casserole
We have a hunch why this dish appears only once per
year. What goes best with this soggy, defrosted green bean casserole
bathed in mushroom soup concentrate? If you love it, go for Sancerre. We won’t
judge.
Florian Mollet Sancerre 2016
PRODUCT CODE: 000048684
Cold yams and marshmallows
Last night it was a warm, sweet side dish with butter and
maple syrup. In our opinion, adding a spongy sugar confection to an already
sweet carb makes it a dessert, so warm it up like you would apple pie and enjoy
it with a dessert wine like a Vin
Santo or a Passito di Pantelleria Ben Ryé.
Domaine Sigalas Vin Santo Santorini 2009
PRODUCT CODE: 000073743
Happy Thanksgiving from The Pittsburgh Chapter of the American Wine Society!
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