{"id":1940,"date":"2012-11-21T11:49:19","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T18:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/winetraveler\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2012-11-21T11:49:19","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T18:49:19","slug":"happy-thanksgiving-and-how-to-carve-a-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/happy-thanksgiving-and-how-to-carve-a-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Thanksgiving and How to Carve a Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Carving the Turkey<\/h2>\n<p>Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.  We always host Thanksgiving dinner and this year we will have 18 people in our dining room.  Putting a Thanksgiving dinner together is a challenge. Preparation and organization are a \u201cmust\u201d so that everything comes to the table hot and cooked to perfection.  But for me, the most difficult task on this day is carving the turkey. I do two things to get this right. I have my two knives sharpened at our local hardware store and I watch this video on Thursday morning.  I think it is the best video that shows how to carve a turkey.  Here it is and I hope you enjoy your day of Turkey with your family and friends. <\/p>\n<p>The Butcher Caves a Turkey &#8211; New York Times<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"373\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" id=\"nyt_video_player\" title=\"New York Times Video - Embed Player\" src=\"http:\/\/graphics8.nytimes.com\/bcvideo\/1.0\/iframe\/embed.html?videoId=1194817096866&#038;playerType=embed\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<strong>Wines for Thanksgiving<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With 16 guests, we have 18 different palates. Some like oaky and big Chardonnays, others want sparkling wine, and some prefer big full-bodied red wines. That is why I open several varietals of wine and let people choose what they like. Here is my list of wines.<\/p>\n<p>Domain Chandon Brut<br \/>\nRobert Mondavi 2009 Napa Valley Chardonnay<br \/>\nSan Pedro 1865 Sauvignon Blanc 2011 Chile<br \/>\nMontemaggiore 2010 Ros\u00e9<br \/>\nCedarville 2009 Grenache<br \/>\nMauritson 2009 Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel<\/p>\n<p>My nephew Tom is a big fan of Burgundy wines and will certainly provide us with at least a couple of bottles of outstanding quality. I will be sure Tom is sitting at my end of the table. Happy Thanksgiving to all!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1945\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1945\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/winetraveler\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/carve-turkey.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/winecountrygetaways.com\/winetraveler\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/carve-turkey.jpg\" alt=\"How to carve a turkey\" title=\"carve-turkey\" width=\"500\" height=\"285\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1945\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nice job of carving a turkey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>But for me, the most difficult task on this day is carving the turkey. I do two things to get this right. 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