Bold, fruity, woodsy, and spicy. When it comes to red wine, my excuse is it helps the arteries. A light-bodied sweet drink is perfect for the fall season. Red burgundy, gamy, nebbiolo, pinot noir, rioja crianza, and rosé are just a few red wines that signify the beginning of autumn. Although these wines are fruity, it does not necessarily imply sweetness. Red wines are made from grapes that are red or bluish in color (black grapes). The grape skin gives the wine tannin–the aftertaste of dryness in your mouth. With the light-bodied reds, there is very little tannin but smoothness is present. Red wines are not to consumed on their own.
There are many dishes you can match with any type of red wine. Let’s see you can try some broccoli soup with ham-and-swiss toasts, vegetable soup with fennel and pine-nut toasts, roast beef melts, pork chops, or some creamy pasta with spinach and fried capers. Better yet Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so try a pinot noir with your holiday smorgasbord!
One last tip to carry you throughout the red wine ventures, do not drink red wine cold…I repeat DO NOT drink red wine cold. It is best to drink it at cool room temperature—62º-65ºF. Now go out and treat yourself to a bottle; remember expensive wine does not mean quality of taste. Ciao!
Thanksgiving tip: Serve pinot noir, a fragrant red, with your holiday meal ─it won’t overpower the taste of the turkey
