A Pinot Noir is a good wine with roast turkey.
Pinot Noir is a red-wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera.
The name may also refer to wines created predominantly from pinot noir grapes.
Pinot Noir grapes are grown around the world, mostly in cooler climates, and the grape is chiefly associated with the Burgundy region of France.
Pinot Noir is now used to make red wines around the world, as well as champagne, sparkling white wines such as the Italian Franciacorta, and English sparkling wines.
Anisette is an Italian tradition at the holidays.
Here it manifests itself in a great after-dinner drink.
ANISETTE COFFEE FRAPPE
Ingredients
2 ounces Anisette (can use Greek ouzo)
1 ounce Tia Maria coffee liqueur
1/2 teaspoon instant coffee
1 ounce whole milk or heavy cream
Garnish: A sprinkle of instant coffee mixed with brown sugar, and a cinnamon stick
Prepare:
Combine the anisette, coffee liqueur, instant coffee, and milky in a cocktail shaker, and fill with ice. Shake vigorously, and pour into a rocks glass or strain into a glass without ice. Garnish with the coffee-and-brown-sugar mixture and the cinnamon stick.