Dry Rosés are Perfect for Holiday Entertaining

I don’t know where my love for cooking and entertaining (or drinking wine for that matter) came from. It’s not something my parents ever did or enjoyed, but I definitely do!

With Thanksgiving right around the corner (yay for stretchy pants), I thought I’d share a little about some of my favorite rosés to entertain with and why. I’m a sucker for dual-purpose things – like Inspiration Rosé ($19.99) from Château de Berne and UP Rosé ($22.99) by Ultimate Provence, which are dry rosés that not only taste amazing with a nice meal like Thanksgiving, but also double as beautiful hostess gifts or bottles that can also serve as décor around your house (until you decide to drink it.)

Now that I live at Encore Montrose, I’ve been more into hosting friends for dinner or a casual mid-week girl’s night. Nothing fancy – I either choose to make something from my Pinterest recipe board or order FAVOR (if you’re new, sign up with code JAYML8 and we both get $5 FREE) and I always have a good rosé on hand, like Inspiration or UP.

My new Montrose apartment is definitely big enough to host a few friends or a few couples, but I also love that I can rent out the clubhouse if I’m having a bigger event or want more space to relax. You can rent the beautiful clubhouse in my apartment complex for up to three hours and 20 guests for a small fee and deposit, which is key if you don’t want the hassle of friends and family inside your apartment.

Reasons to pair Thanksgiving or Friendsgiving dinners with a dry rosé? It’s simple. Your Thanksgiving feast usually includes a ton of random food. It somehow all goes together marvelously on your plate, but finding a wine that goes with all of it is difficult. A dry rosé has acidity and fruit and it’s refreshing when chilled.

And for those wondering, rosé isn’t just for the warmer months—these refreshing wines from Provence, France combine brightness with structure and fruit that make them ideal for nearly any pairing year-round.

Personally, I love the design-forward bottles that make a statement on the holiday table and pair well with whatever you (or your mom) are serving for Thanksgiving dinner. Inspiration Rosé matches the delicateness of poultry or succulent ham. With tart notes of strawberry, this Grenache-dominated rosé also pairs well with delectable cranberry sauce and veggies like green beans or squash. Its square bottle shape, modeled after Château de Berne’s tower, adds Provençal charm to your Thanksgiving gathering.

Baroque meets chic in UP Rosé’s intricately etched and intrinsically elegant bottle design that mirrors its palate. The light and bright red fruit aromas from Grenache coupled with the vivacity of Syrah complements a herb-roasted turkey or cuts through the richness of stuffing and mashed potatoes with gravy. And if everyone else is doing the cooking and you just need to show up, bringing one of these two dry rosés will look like you know what you’re doing and besides – who doesn’t like a good pink wine? You can buy both of these in Houston at Houston Wine Merchant, Brix Wine Cellars or most H-E-B Grocery Stores. 

Here’s a random fact for Thanksgiving – did you know pizza is the single most popular food for the night before Thanksgiving, according to Food & Wine.

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