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Ah, the annual panic over what wines to serve with Thanksgiving Dinner. Why we worry so much about wine is anyone's guess, and everyone's opportunity to taste lots of wine for free.
The problem is, there are two Turkey Day tastings on Tuesday, November 17, so you're going to have to prioritize. Then there's a third on Thursday if the pressure to decide is too much and you can't get out of bed until the crisis has passed.
In town, at The Wine Market on Bardstown Road, they'll be pulling selections off the shelves from 4:30 to 6:30, tasting a range of wines that the staff thinks will keep your guests from complaining. I'd throw the bastards out, myself, but The Wine Market apparently advocates a more civilized approach.
Out in the eastern 'burbs, 4 Flights Wine Boutique will table a classic flight from crisp Sauvignon Blanc through a southern French Rosé and on past fruity Beaujolais to a solidly structured red Portuguese from the Ribetajo region, which is producing some really good wines at remarkably low prices. In a world where Thanksgiving warm-ups are built around Gewurztraminer and Pinot Noir, give 4 Flights credit for thinking a little off center. They're opening bottles at their Norton Commons shop from 6 to 8 PM.
(As a public service, for those of you intent on never missing a free tasting, here's Google's version of directions from The Wine Market to 4 Flights. I'd cut across the park to the 64, myself, rather than fighting my way all the way down Bardstown to the Watterson, but who am I to argue with Google?)
Finally, on Thursday, November 19, they're cracking Thanksgiving-applicable wines at Whole Foods on Shelbyville Road. They promise a surprising selection and jazz things up a little with first-day-tastings of 2009 Beaujolais Nouveau, which is barely wine at all.
All three tastings are free, so you've got no excuse for not expanding your wine horizons.
Tom Johnson writes the wineblog LouisvilleJuice.com, and doesn't worry even a little bit what wine he serves to people at Thanksgiving, since everyone's going to eat so much no one will even notice the wine.
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