*Scott Atkinson, wine manager at the PIGGLY WIGGLY IN CRESTLINE, recommends some great wine finds with a Back to School twist.*
THANKSGIVING WINES
Thanksgiving is the greatest holiday. I find this to be a strongly held personal belief, bordering on an unassailable fact. Please consider the following tenets of this spectacular holiday: Your obligations are to show up, eat, watch football, spend time with the most important people in your life, nap, and Give Thanks. I mean, how could it get any better than that?!Wine has become a wonderfully integral aspect of this most fantastic of days. We are thrilled that you would take the time to come to us at Piggly Wiggly to make us part of your Thanksgiving celebration. Please know that, as you give thanks, we also give thanks for you. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
**Thomas Warren**
WHITE: **J. CHRISTOPHER SAUVIGNON BLANC, *2017 – Willamette Valley, Oregon* $21.99**While better known as a Pinot Noir producer, J. Christopher makes one of my favorite Sauvignon Blancs to have ever come through our doors. This bright and refreshing white wine is a perfect pairing for a family favorite: my grandmother’s eggrolls. Her eggrolls were always set apart by her use of ginger, which plays well alongside this crisp, delicious white.RED: **DIVISION-VILLAGES LES PETITS FERS, *2018 – Oregon* $23.99** The winemakers at Portland, Oregon’s Division-Villages were trained at Domaine des Grands Fers in Fleurie, and it shows in this beautiful bottle of Gamay. This fantastic take on Cru Beaujolais-style wine will go just as well with traditional Thanksgiving foods as it will with a cool, autumn evening on the patio. **Lillian Mears**
WHITE: **CAVALLOTTO PINNER, *2018 – Piedmont, Italy* $22.99**One of the weirdest, most fantastic wines in the whole store, this is a “white wine obtained from red grapes.” These incredible Barolo producers took a portion of their land and planted Pinot Noir there. They then let the juice filter away to craft a stunningly complex white wine that will amaze your Thanksgiving guests.RED: **TRIG POINT CABERNET SAUVIGNON, *2016 – Alexander Velley, CA* $21.99**Really good Cabernet from California. We can wax ecstatic about all of the fun and different wines, but odds are you have an uncle that just wants a Cabernet. Well, here you go Uncle John. Good, solid, dependable. A great wine to have on the Thanksgiving table, and a safe bet. **Scott Atkinson**
WHITE: **DOMAINE WEINBACH GEWÜRZTRAMINER, *2017 Alsace, France* $39.99**If you think about it for a moment, Thanksgiving is a rather peculiar meal. It is a cornucopia of flavors all on one table. This amazingly elegant white wine from Alsace is somewhat peculiar as well. Not quite sweet, not quite spicy. It, like Thanksgiving, is a little bit of everything. My Thanksgiving is not Thanksgiving without a bottle of Gewürztraminer on the table.RED: **MARIETTA CELLARS ROMÁN, *2017 – North Coast, CA* $17.99**The uniquely American holiday deserves the uniquely American grape. Marietta is also a continuation of the American dream. Founded by Chris Bilbro in 1978, Marietta is now owned and run by his son Scot. The next generation has carried the legacy forward and continues to make amazing wines. A great red with a balance of spice and depth, it can handle the intensity ofstuffing (or dressing) and the delicate weight of turkey. **Jerome Crawford**
WHITE: **HUGEL CLASSIC RIESLING, *2016 – Alsace, France* $21.99** This is a “Dry,” refreshing, and lively Riesling with a sense of tension.RED: **DOMAINE LUCIEN LARDY MOULIN-A-CENT LES THORINS, *2017 – Beaujolais, France* $23.99**Incisive black and blue fruits that show very good depth. Still lush and juicy.
