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Uncategorized, Wine Recommedations · November 9, 2021

Thanksgiving with SIP Certified

Bottles of TImbre and Pomar junction wine on a table set for thanksgiving.

What are you thankful for this season?

This post is sponsored by SIP Certified

With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I’ve been thinking a lot about what wines I will be serving at my table. 

Christy poses with the thanksgiving table.

When planning a big festive meal I like to support businesses that are practicing sustainability and SIP Certified makes finding sustainably grown and produced wines easy. 

SIP (Sustainability In Practice) certification is a program that includes sustainable practices such as water management, energy efficiency in the vineyard, and ethical business practices.

When I host a big gathering I never know what wine preferences my friends and family may have, which is why I like to offer them a selection. 

The SIP Certified website makes it easy to find vineyards and wineries that practice sustainability. It really comes in handy when planning a menu. 

Two of the wines I’ve picked for Thanksgiving this year are Pomar Junction Winery 2016 Zinfandel and Timbre Winery 2017 Stereophonic Riesling. 

Timbre Stereophonic Riesling white wine bottle on a table.

The Stereophonic Riesling is from the Riverbench Vineyard in Santa Maria Valley. It has 28.4 grams of residual sugar, but this Riesling is well balanced and has notes of lemon, peach and honey.

Pomar Junction Vineyard Zinfandel red wine.

The Pomard Junction Zinfandel is from the El Pomar district in Paso Robles and has notes of Cherry and Blueberry and softer tannins than I expected from a Zin.

I love the transparency of SIP certification and it makes supporting sustainable business easy. 

Christy sits at the table next to the bottles of wine.

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