Next to giving thanks, Thanksgiving is often all about the food. But just because turkey and all the fixins are at the center of the table doesn’t mean you should ignore the wine.
Thanksgiving dinner is a large, dense meal, so finding the right wines can be daunting. Enter John Slover, sommelier and corporate wine director at Major Food Group in New York City. He’s been in the industry for nearly 20 years, working at such notable restaurants as Le Bernardin and Cru.
Certainly Beaujolais is popular pick for the turkey holiday—and John says that’s with good reason—but we wanted him to break it down a bit more and give Grok Nation readers a few more specific recommendations.