Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving at T.J.'s Fine Wine and Liquor in Brandon, Mississippi: what to bring and which store categories to consider.
Thanksgiving is the hardest table of the year to pour for, because everything is on the plate at once — turkey, sweet potato, cranberry, stuffing, three kinds of gravy. The wine that handles all of it is light, high in acid and low in tannin. Pinot noir is the classic answer and the right one. An unoaked or lightly oaked chardonnay covers the white side, and a dry rosé is the quiet hero nobody expects. Skip the big cabernet; it flattens the food. Buy more white than you think, because the kitchen drinks it while the turkey rests.
What to bring
Call the store at (769) 348-0006 to confirm a specific bottle before you drive in.
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