Thanksgiving is a meal of side dishes with a turkey attached. These take a minute each, so you can be in the kitchen and in the photo. Every one begins with a cold bottle of Bella Principessa.
Which Prosecco for Thanksgiving?
A dry, fresh one: Thanksgiving already brings the maple, the marshmallows and the cranberry. Pour the Pink beside the cranberry sauce: red berries meet red berries.
By Michael Goldstein · 5 min read
Welcome drink
Ten seconds, and it tastes like November
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Apple and red berries: rounder, rosier.
Cider in a flute, Prosecco on top, a thin slice of apple on the rim.
Welcome drink
The colour of the table
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Cranberry and red berries, rounder and fuller.
Cranberry and orange liqueur in the flute, stir once, top with Prosecco. Yes, it’s a Poinsettia in an earlier coat.
At the table
The Bellini, in sweater weather
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Pear with a soft berry finish.
Chilled pear purée in a flute, Prosecco on top, stir once.
At the table
Aperol, orange and a sprig of rosemary
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Softer on the bitter, with red fruit under the orange.
The 3‑2‑1 over ice: Prosecco, then Aperol, then soda. Finish with the orange and a sprig of rosemary.
At the table
The one that looks like you hired someone
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: Pomegranate and red berries, rounder and softer.
Juice in the flute, Prosecco on top, then the seeds. They sink, then rise on the bubbles.
For a crowd
So you’re not mixing while the turkey rests
Swap in the Rosé, also Brut:With the Rosé: The Pinot Noir in the Rosé adds red‑berry notes of its own.
By the bowl: 2 cups lemonade, ½ cup raspberry liqueur, raspberries and ice, and a bottle of Prosecco just before guests arrive. Serves ten to twelve.
Make it yours
Cocktails on the menu
By the glass
Il Bar del Ringraziamento
Thanksgiving Day
Buon appetito.
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Party Math
Per la Tavola
Bella Principessa Social Club
Salty, crisp and tart is where she shines: the appetizers, the stuffing, the green beans, the cranberry sauce.
The welcome and the toast. Twelve guests, five bottles; a glass more each if it pours through dinner.
The fridge will be full of pies. Fifteen minutes in ice and water chills a bottle.
Plenty of stores close early on Thanksgiving, and the neighbours are busy.
Very sweet food makes any dry wine taste sharp. Save the Brut for the toast.
Buon appetito.
For Your Party
Pick the drinks, add your name and the date, and print a Bella Principessa menu for the table. Gold and Rosé by the glass are already on it.
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The Bottle
Every Bella Principessa bottle is ceramic‑painted, with no paper label, so it looks like part of the party from the moment it’s in the ice. Gold and Rosé, both Prosecco DOC Brut.
It goes better with the plate than the bird: its acidity and bubbles cut through the gravy, the stuffing and the butter. Pour the Rosé beside the cranberry sauce.
A 750 mL bottle pours five 5‑oz glasses. For a welcome glass and the toast, plan two a guest: twelve guests, five bottles.
Brut. Extra Dry is the sweeter style, and Thanksgiving already brings maple glazes, cranberry sauce and marshmallows.
Sparkling apple cider in the same flutes. Nobody needs to explain their glass. Please enjoy responsibly: 21+ only, and plan everyone’s ride home.
The Season
Aperol and Campari are registered trademarks of the Campari Group; any other brand named here belongs to its owner, named only to describe the recipes. Bella Principessa is independent of them and of their owners.
Written by
Michael Goldstein
Founder and Creative Director, Bella Principessa
He believes the best introductions happen over a glass, and that time with family and friends, old and new, is the real luxury. He writes here about the brand and the people who share it.
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For adults 21+. Please enjoy responsibly.
