The Forbes article, “15 Wines to Make Your Thanksgiving Dinner Perfect,” offers a curated list of wines to elevate your holiday meal, including the Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée and Ponzi Vineyards Reserve Pinot Noir 2021.
Bollinger is praised for its vibrant elegance, marked by a delicate balance of bubbles and rich flavors, making it a versatile sparkling choice. Ponzi’s Pinot Noir is highlighted for its lush complexity, featuring notes of dark fruit and earthy undertones that pair beautifully with traditional Thanksgiving dishes.
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Champagne Bollinger
Champagne Bollinger Special Cuvée NV
Champagne
Special Cuvée is a Champagne that defies category. Pinot Noir, the most demanding grape in the region, makes up at least 60 percent of the blend, giving structure, depth and signature red fruit. One-third is fermented in oak barrels, adding silkier texture and layered flavor. Reserve wines aged in magnums under cork for up to 15 years are hand disgorged into the blend, bringing richness and complexity. Aged much longer than most Champagnes, Special Cuvée offers freshness, savory nuance and velvety texture. It is a true expression of Bollinger’s devotion at every step.
Ponzi Vineyards
Ponzi Vineyards Laurelwood Pinot Noir Reserve 2021
Willamette Valley
Ponzi’s Pinot Noir Reserve is made exclusively from estate fruit, including some of Oregon’s oldest vines. For over 50 years, the Ponzi family has farmed 140 acres of certified sustainable vineyards on Laurelwood soils. Over time, the vines have evolved, with red fruit in their youth giving way to dark berry and brambly spice. The Reserve’s layered complexity make it one of the finest examples of site-expressive Pinot Noir in North America. As Wine Spectator once wrote, “All Oregon Pinot Noirs are measured against the Ponzi yardstick.”
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Champagne Bollinger
Champagne, France
Bollinger is one of the rare Grande Marques that’s still family owned. Known for its rich, elegant and polished style of Champagne, their outstanding wines are the result of rigorous attention to detail and incredibly labor-intensive practices that few houses are willing to undertake. Underscoring its excellence, Bollinger has remained British secret agent James Bond's Champagne of choice since 1973.
Ponzi Vineyards
Chehalem Mountain AVA, Willamette Valley, Oregon
For over 50 years, Ponzi Vineyards has had the honor of being Oregon wine country’s most influential pioneer and contemporary standard bearer. Old vines, organic viticulture, and an uncompromising dedication to excellence distinguish Ponzi as the premier winery in Oregon.
