Whether you’re hosting the family or keeping it small this holiday, you’re probably planning on pouring a bottle of wine to celebrate. Consider switching up your usual purchase with one of Tanji’s new holiday wine finds. As always, you can get these bottles (and many more!) at your local H-E-B.
With the holidays on the horizon, you’ll need a go-to sparkling for the celebrations. The Barone Pizzini Animante is a fantastic Franciacorta, the Champagne of Italy, and produced using the same traditional methods as the popular French wine. $30
Next, the Predator Cabernet Sauvignon, an easy-drinking light Cab with notes of dark berries, cinnamon and toasty oak. This bottle will pair well with your holiday roast, but also drinks nicely on its own. $15
Break out of your Cabinet habit for the Matarromera Criansza from one of my favorite wine regions, Spain. This luscious wine has an enticing smoky nose and is aged in both French and American oak. It will pair beautifully with any main course on your holiday table: Glazed ham, beef tenderloin, roast chicken — you name it. $30
Please note availability and prices may vary.
IT’S SHOWTIME
San Antonio – WOAI, NBC 6p Sat
Austin – KEYE, CBS 6:30p Sat
Houston – KPRC, NBC 5:30a Sat & Sun
Dallas/Fort Worth – CW33 1:30p Sun
Corpus – KSCC FOX 9:30p Sat
Amarillo – KVII ABC 11:30a Sun
El Paso – KFOX FOX 5:00p Sat
Tyler – KLTV 11:30p Sun
Abilene – KTXS ABC 4:30p Sun
San Angelo – KTXE ABC 4:30p Sat
Rio Grande Valley – KRGV ABC Noon Sun
Waco – KWTX CW 6p Sun
Bryan/CS – KBTX CW 6p Sun
Midland-Odessa – KWES NBC 5p Sat/ CW 12:30p Sun
Lubbock – KLBK CBS 5p Sun
Beaumont – KFDM CBS 6:30a
Nashville – WUXP MY Net 2:30p Sat
Holly Thiel says
The HEB on Williams Drive in Georgetown TX doesn’t even carry the wines you recommend. Not just sold out – they don’t even carry it. This has happened several times. This time it was the Barone Pizzini Animante Franciacorta. Very disappointing!
Tanji says
Holly – The wine directors in each department are very receptive to bringing in the wine you want. If I can help you in reaching out, please let me know.