Tis the season to be thankful…. for experts like Martine Faye from Africa Gourmet who share their knowledge and tips with us as we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving in Dakar! (If you don’t yet know Africa Gourmet, you should. They have shops in Dakar and Saly, and they deliver.) 

As turkey is white meat with firm flesh, it can be paired with both white and red wine.

For white wines, choose something well balanced and more full and smooth than lively, although a slight acidity can be welcome.

For red wines, we want elegant, fruity wines, not too powerful, with controlled tannins and oak aging that’s not too marked.

WHITES

*Rhône- ROGER SABON, VIN DE France, PLAISIR – NV 7.500FCFA

*Pays D’Oc- VILA VOLTAIRE, IGP COTEAUX D’ENSÉRUNE, JE SUIS TOMBE PAR TERRE – 2020, BIO 9.500FCFA

*Rhône- VIGNOBLE CHABRIER, AOP DUCHÉ D’UZES, LA GARRIGUE D’AUREILLAC – 2019 11.000FCFA

*Rhône- SEBASTIEN BLACHON, VIN DE France, ARTHUR – 2019 12.000FCFA

*Alsace- DOMAINE MARCEL DEISS, AOP ALSACE COMPLANTATION – 2019, BIO 14.000FCFA

*Bourgogne- MAISON de MONTILLE, AOC BOURGONE, CHARDONNAY – 2016 18.000FCFA

*Bourgogne- PIERRE VESSIGAUD, AOC POUILLY FUISSE, VERS AGNIÈRES – 2019 21.000FCFA

*Bourgogne- BENJAMIN LEROUX, AOC SAINT ROMAIN, SOUS LE CHATEAU – 2018 27.000FCFA

REDS

*Rhône- ROGER SABON, VIN DE France, LE SABOUNET, NV 7.500FCFA

* Bordeaux- ARNAULD DAUDIER DE CASSINI, BORDEAUX – 2016, BIO 10.500FCFA

*Rhône- DOMAINE CHARVIN, AOC CÔTES-DU-RHÔNE – 2019 13.000FCFA

*Alsace- DOMAINE MARCEL DEISS – AOP ALSACE ROUGE – 2018, BIO 14.000FCFA

*Bourgogne- LOUIS BOILLOT, AOC MOULIN A VENT, LES ROUCHAUX – 2015 14.000FCFA

*Rhône- DOMAINE DU PEGAU, AOC CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE, CUVEE RESERVE – 2014 32.000FCFA

*Bourgogne- LOUIS BOILLOT, AOC VOLNAY 1^ER CRU- LES ANGLES – 2013 42.000FCFA

Speaking of Thanksgiving in Dakar…