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The best pairing for Thanksgiving isn’t wine. It’s sake.
Sake carries roughly four times the umami-building acids of wine and nearly three times the lactic acid, built for the richest, cheesiest, most flavor-packed table of the year.
Build your Thanksgiving dinner and drinks menu.
4×
the succinic acid of wine
Built for shellfish: think lobster, shrimp cocktail and clams.
3×
the lactic acid of wine
Built for cheese, sourdough and miso, your richest sides.
∞
possibilities
Sake pairs with everything on the table, from appetizers to dessert.
Consider these our favorite matches, not strict rules — most of these bottles are happy to hop between dishes.
APERITIF
Start the feast with bubbles
Hakkaisan - AWA - Clear Sparkling White Koji
$98
Apple, citrus
Kick off the feast with bubbly! This sparkling sake will dazzle Champagne lovers with refreshing notes of apple and lemon. The use of white koji adds acidity and brightness, so it pairs well with shrimp cocktail and tomato-mozzarella skewers.
SILVER, LUXEMBOURG SAKE CHALLENGE 2022 · GOLD, JAPAN WOMEN’S SAKE AWARD 2023
Pairs with shrimp cocktail, mozzarella
SIDES
Your cheesiest, richest dishes deserve this
Yano - Umami - Aged Kimoto Junmai
$49
Mushroom, honey, nutty
Brewed with the traditional kimoto method, then aged for greater smoothness and umami. Notes of mushroom, honey and nuts make this the sake for your richest, cheesiest sides. Pair it with mac and cheese, veggies au gratin and stuffed mushrooms.
Pairs with veggies au gratin
Kubota - Daiginjo - Genshu
$56
Flower, pear, mushroom
Smooth, dry and undiluted with a soft umami and clean finish. Floral and fruity flavors meet some earthiness in this unique brew. Mashed, scalloped, or loaded and baked — this bottle is the move for indulgent potato dishes.
Pairs with mashed, baked or scalloped potatoes
Juemon - Junmai
$49
Melon, apple, cucumber
From Tokyo’s oldest sake brewery. Refreshing cucumber and melon meet a peppery finish for depth — a perfect complement to buttery bread stuffing and herbs.
Platinum, Best with truffle, Milano Sake Challenge 2026 · Gold, Kura Master 2019
Pairs with Stuffing
MAINS
A symphony of flavor for the main event
Sawanotsuru - Plum Sake
$35
Apricot, dried fruit, caramel
Ume plums bring the sweetness and tartness that roasted meats crave — the same idea behind cranberry sauce, plum sauce and honey glaze. The juiciness of this bottle is bolstered by a satisfying smokiness, appealing to those who don’t usually like sweet wines.
Gold, National Umeshu Competition 2024
Pairs with turkey, duck, ham
Urakasumi - Genshu
$52
Vanilla, honey, apple
Give your Thanksgiving meal some Japanese flair with melt-in-your-mouth wagyu. “Genshu” (undiluted sake) is a great match for wagyu’s higher fat content. This sake’s boldness cuts through, while its vanilla-and-honey sweetness embraces the richness. Great on the rocks or warm. Also pairs with fried food.
Bronze, International Wine Challenge 2017 · Silver, International Wine Challenge 2015
Pairs with wagyu steak
PALATE CLEANSER
A breath of fresh air before dessert
Sakari - no. 21 - Yuzu
$39
Yuzu, rice
At fine dining restaurants, lemon sorbet is a classic palate cleanser. For us, it’s ice-cold yuzu sake. Soft, citrusy and light, this bottle is made with yuzu from Kochi and Kagoshima.
Best of Class and Gold, Los Angeles International Wine Competition 2022
Serve between courses
Dessert
A sweet nightcap
Kurosawa - Nigori
$24
Melon, cream
This bestseller is smooth, creamy and sweet with a charming melon flavor, like fruity milk in a glass. It wraps around your taste buds like a hug, bringing even more coziness to warm apple pie.
Silver, BTI World Wine Championships 2019
Pairs with apple pie
Eight bottles is just the start
These are the ones we’d pour this Thanksgiving. The rest of the shelf is worth a look too, from everyday pours to rare direct imports.
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