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Romantic Thanksgiving?
... so now, just a few weeks before the major American holiday, you are planning your holiday. Follow these steps for success.
Planning your Reception
Consider what wines you will serve before the meal begins. In many homes, part of the fun of a Thanksgiving Day dinner is catching up with friends and family in the kitchen while the turkey is slowly baking in the oven. One exotic, and very inexpensive, way to impress guests is to serve Fino Sherry an hour before the feast is scheduled to begin.
Fino Sherry, from Jerez, Spain, begins its life just like any wine, with the grapes harvested and quickly fermented. Then, this base wine is fortified with grape spirit and, through a miracle of nature, develops a thick layer called “Flor” which covers the wine in the cask like a lid, preventing oxygen from touching the wine and resulting in a dry, slightly nutty, tan-colored elixir that goes well with almonds and other nutritious pre-feast snacks. Because two or three ounces per person is really all you need and a bottle of good quality Sherry can be had under $15, this is a particularly economical way to entertain guests in style.
As an alternative, try dazzling your guests with Cava, the sparkling wine of Spain. The method used to produce Cava is virtually the same as the method used to make Champagne. The key difference is that you can find delicious Cava at under $10 a bottle. Rose-colored cava makes a particularly festive presentation for holidays.
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