Thanksgiving Wine Pairing Ideas With Alcohol-Free Sparkling Wine

When many people think of Thanksgiving, the first word that comes to mind is “tradition.” In the U.S., it would be unthinkable not to have turkey on Thanksgiving. No stuffing? Unheard of! And not watching the big game? Blasphemous! 

Yet, sometimes tradition isn’t about the things that happen in them as much as the experience around them. Is turkey what matters most, or is it that your Thanksgiving wouldn’t be complete without your grandmother insisting that she knows just how long to cook a turkey and inevitably burning it every time? Is it the stuffing, or do you just relish in your and your siblings’ annual stuffing cookoff? Is it the big game, or do you just love seeing your cousin’s touchdown dance?

For some people, alcohol has become a part of the Thanksgiving tradition, but is it really the alcohol, or is it sharing a glass of wine with the ones you love alongside a wonderful meal?

Maybe it’s time to change up some traditions, and one place to start is your Thanksgiving food and wine menu. Check out these new takes on Thanksgiving favorites with these Thanksgiving non-alcoholic sparkling wine pairings.

5 Thanksgiving Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Wine Pairings

Stuffed Mushrooms

If you want to shake up your traditional Thanksgiving stuffing, try adding these stuffed mushrooms to the menu. Stuffed mushrooms, typically earthy, herby, and cheesy, are a crowd pleaser. These flavors are a perfect complement to a glass of non-alcoholic sparkling wine, with its light sweetness and balanced acidity.

This recipe from Pheobe Moore at Love & Lemons is a perfect appetizer to start your Thanksgiving off on a savory, flavorful note. 

Pumpkin-Shaped Baked Brie

Brie is a perfect addition to any Thanksgiving menu, but it’s particularly a great fit for non-alcoholic sparkling wine. The wine's light acidity helps cut through the creaminess of the brie, creating a perfectly balanced Thanksgiving course.

In this recipe, courtesy of Suzanne at Crazy Blonde Life, you add pumpkin butter, fig jam, apricot jam, and blackberry jam to the baked brie, adding sweetness. The sparkling wine also cuts through the sweetness, creating perfect harmony.

Cranberry Brie Bites

Canned cranberry sauce may need to be retired for good once you embrace adding cranberry brie bites to your Thanksgiving menu. Whether as an appetizer or a side, it gives you the sweetness and tartness you want and expect from cranberry sauce, mixed with the creaminess of brie, all of which balances perfectly with non-alcoholic sparkling wine.

If you’re looking for a simple recipe for cranberry brie bites, it doesn’t get much easier than Brandie from The Country Cook’s recipe. Between cooking and prep work, it still takes less than half an hour and uses only five ingredients.

Mashed Sweet Potatoes

Trade in the traditional white potatoes for a sweeter selection. Sweet potatoes have long been a part of the Thanksgiving dinner table, but the emphasis is usually on the “sweet” part, with recipes that tend to add even more sweetness, like marshmallows and maple syrup.

While we love a good sweet potato pie, try flipping the script with these savory mashed sweet potatoes, courtesy of Kathyrne from Cookie + Kate. Made with sour cream, butter, and a variety of fresh herbs, it adds a little balance to the sweetness you expect from a sweet potato Thanksgiving dish. Plus, a glass of non-alcoholic sparkling wine helps you mellow out the sweetness even more.

Honey Cake

Sparkling non-alcoholic wine works well with really anything sweet because it creates a better balance. However, there’s just something about honey with sparkling wine that’s just so good. Maybe it’s the little bit of earthiness honey adds that sugar doesn’t, or maybe it’s just because non-alcoholic sparkling wine tastes so good with natural flavors.

Either way, you may opt to skip the pumpkin pie this year to go with this honey cake recipe, courtesy of Nagi at RecipeTin Eats. In this recipe, you’ll trade in all the sugar you’d usually use for a cake for honey, making for a unique cake that your guests are sure to love. (Although, maybe still make the pumpkin pie for Uncle John. You know how he gets.)

Shake up Tradition With Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Wine

Thanksgiving wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving without the traditions we’ve come to know and love. At BEAU VIVA, we believe in honoring those traditions, while still paving the way for innovation. Our non-alcoholic sparkling wine is a rosé-style wine with sweet red berry and crisp citrus flavor. It was made by award-winning vintners in the South of France, who understand the value of ritual and tradition, like the tradition of sipping a lovely wine with the ones you love on Thanksgiving.

While our non-alcoholic sparkling wine is 100% wine, it also has a 0% ABV. Drinking alcoholized wine separates who can partake in tradition and who can’t, but non-alcoholic sparkling wine is safe for anyone abstaining from alcohol to consume.

Try a new take on an old favorite this Thanksgiving with BEAU VIVA.