A Toast to this Season’s Harvest
Pairing Wine with Vegetables

I'm an unabashed vegetable lover and even on Thanksgiving, meat is just an accompaniment to my veggies. This year, instead of matching your wine to your Turkey, choose a variety that will bring out the best in the vegetables you grew and stored for the harvest festival. Here's a cheat sheet from The Wine Guide by Williams-Sonoma and more in depth pairings from the San Fransisco Chronicle for pairing wine with everything from avocados to zucchini. Here are a couple of starter tips:

1. Wine pairs better with cooked vegetables than with raw vegetables
2. Roasted and charred vegetables pick up the tannins in red wine

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