The holidays are officially here. (Notice that I didn’t put an explanation point after that sentence.) Holidays are stressful—especially if you are the one expected to cook for everyone you know. The planning, the preparing, and the purchasing are all daunting tasks, but Springhill hopes to make the ordeal a little easier. Here is some helpful info designed to take some of the guesswork out of pairing wine with your Thanksgiving feast.

Pairing food and wine is a lot easier than it seems. The process is simple and as long as you follow these rules, you really can’t go wrong:
1. The wine should never overpower the food and the food should never overpower the wine. Because Thanksgiving plates are usually loaded with many different kinds of food at once, your best bet is to chose wines that go with everything. Lighter-bodied, low-acidity wines with soft balanced tannins are sure to work with just about anything on the menu.
2.  Keep it versatile and everyone at the table will be happy. People are different. Just because you love a particular kind of wine doesn’t mean that everyone else will too. Serving several choices will make everyone feel like you’ve catered to them personally.
Armed with that information, lets get started! Here some of our favorites, but we have literally thousands more to chose from. Come on in and we will be more than happy to help you find something you and your entire family will love.

Turkey Flat Rose 2007
I know. The name seems rather obvious, but a wine like this is a great choice. This wine is a well-balanced blend of Grenache, Shiraz, and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. It is rose petal pink in color with flavors of red fruit like strawberries and cherries. It’s fresh and vibrant with a crisp finish that tapers out with subtle tannins giving the wine enough body to complete this serious rose. $18.69

Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling 2007
This wine has great aromas of fresh, sweet fruit, like apricot and peach. This Riesling has flavors of delicious, sweet fruit like candied peach and pear, overripe apple, white cherry. It’s all held together by a good balance of medium acidity, and despite its sweet smell and taste, it finishes completely dry. It’s a really fun, bright almost-sweet wine with ample structure and a surprisingly long and balanced finish. $11.99

Fetzer Gewurztraminer 2007
It’s pronounced “gah-vertz-trah-me-nur”, but you can just ask for the “turkey wine”. Gewurztraminer has long been the most popular wine at Thanksgiving tables thanks to its sweet flavors of dried fruit, honey, and apples. It is has a great balance of sweetness and acidity that goes perfect with all of those holiday spices.  $10.99

Montinore Estate Pinot Noir 2007
Aromas of raspberry, cranberry and baking spices abound in this pinot noir from Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Hints of rhubarb and mocha on the palate keeps things interesting but the fresh flavors strawberry, red berries, and honey make sure that it doesn’t overpower anything on your plate. $16.79

Rutherford Hill Chardonnay 
You can expect this wine to deliver everything you expect from a good chardonnay. Full-bodied with refined aromas of citrus and nutmeg lifted by pretty floral tones. The weight is just right; round and soft with a welcome beam of bright acidity binding the wine together. $22.09

Fonseca Bin 27 Port
You can’t forget one of the most important aspects of a big Thanksgiving meal: The Dessert! Port can be served with just about anything sweet, from chocolate confections to sweet fruit pies and ice cream.  It can even be served before the meal as an aperitif. Fonseca Bin 27 has a well-knit structure with a rich, velvety, full body. Flavors of luscious blackcurrant and cherry are evident in the nose. There is an intense, lingering finish. Bin No. 27 should be served at room temperature. $21.09