Turn Your Thanksgiving into a Georgian Feast with Georgian Wine!
Georgian wines are all about food and Thanksgiving is a time for starting new traditions and enlivening old ones. Georgia has been feasting generously with Georgian wines for over 8,000 years and this year you can join in. Below are some of our recommendations to make your Thanksgiving table pop with excitement and hopefully inspire you to say a toast like a Georgian. Gaumarjos!
To make your life even easier we will be giving out free tastes of our new selection of Georgian wines at Whole Foods Markets across the DC region from Monday and Tuesday, so you can try before you buy. Check out all the times you can try while you shop.
Bubbles, Bubbles Bubbles
There is no better way to greet your guests than with bubbles, lets be honest. Bagrationi Classic Brut is a stunner that will refresh your guests and be perfect for their first its of food. Its dryer than most prosecco and exceptional value made from 3 indigenous Georgian varietals.
Available at Whole Foods P St, Batch 13, Potomac Wine and Spirits, Rodmans, Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits
Go Rose All Day
Rose is perfect for the Thanksgiving table. High acid and body to pair and refresh the pallet. This awesome Compass Rose Saperavi Rose is new to most and it is worth a try on your Turkey Day.
Available at Compass Rose, Batch 13, Whole Foods P St, Whole Foods Tenleytown, Whole Foods Georgetown, Potomac Wine and Spirits
Amber, Drink Different!
Skin-contact whites, or Amber wines, were created for the diversity of food that you see at a Thanksgiving table. These whites have the tannic structure of a red wine, but those perfect fall fruits from a white grape. It is a different style for Americans but Thanksgiving is the perfect time to fall in love with amber wine. Check out the Vinoterra Rkatsiteli 2014 for your table. It is a natural wine made in large clay-jars buried under the ground in the same way Georgians have been doing for 8,000 years. A definite conversation starter!
Available at Batch 13, Whole Foods P St, Whole Foods Tenleytown, Potomac Wine and Spirits, Rodmans
Hello Saperavi!
Put the Cab and Pinot aside and grab a bottle of Georgia’s fabulous indigenous varietal Saperavi. Saperavi literally means, “dye” and is called “Black Wine” in Georgia. If you want elegance and freshness we recommend you try the Orgo Saperavi 2014. All hand-made by a father and son in traditional methods. This wine is living history. Orgo was founded to preserve older vines and traditions so all the juice comes from 80 year old vines. Orgo Saperavi is a labor of love that is different but has exceptional finesse. A real treat for Thanksgiving.
Available at Batch 13, Rodmans, Potomac Wine and Spirits, Wardman Wines, Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits
Don’t Forget Dessert!
Georgia is a master at semi-sweet wines and Thanksgiving is a time of savory and sweet. Check out this 90 Point stunner semi-sweet red: Teliani Valley Kindzmarauli Saperavi. Sweet but not too sweet, this balanced wine can go with the savory because of its tannic structure but has just enough sweetness to go with dessert. Give it a try.
Available at Batch 13, Whole Foods P St, Whole Foods Tenleytown, Whole Foods Georgetown, Whole Foods Tysons Corner, Rodmans, Potomac Wine and Spirits, Cleveland Park Wine and Spirits
