Wines to Pair with Fried Chicken 750 ml

It’s estimated that the US loses $4 billion in productivity due to the post-Super Bowl, um, we’ll say absenteeism. There’s a movement afoot to make the Monday after the big game a holiday, but until that day comes, we say don’t let that productivity perish in vain. 

The best way to do that is by savoring every sip we take on Super Bowl Sunday—which means having perfect pairings at the ready. 

Sure, it can force your fickle fingers to fumble a precious bottle of wine, but we still love fried chicken for the big game—just don’t let it throw your palate for a loss. That’s why we recommend wines that take fats head-on. Bubbles, Champagne or otherwise, are the ultimate fat-sacker, so be sure to have a few on the roster. Of course, other high-acid whites, like Albarino and Sauvignon Blanc, can also cleanse your palate for the next play.

They've Provided Grapes to Dom Pérignon and Krug For Decades

NV Champagne M. Brugnon Sélection Brut

This is the Champagne that our friends in the wine business are constantly hounding us to share with them. But they’ve got to settle for sips, because the only bottles in the USA are earmarked for our members.

Tasting Note: Presenting a brilliant lemon-yellow color with a fine, gentle bead. Vibrant on the nose, with crisp yellow apple and quince fruit accompanied by brioche, chalk, and yellow flowers. Vibrant and focused, this classic Champagne shows flavors of pear, toasted nuts, and a lingering minerality. Bone-dry and mouthwateringly beautiful. Drink now - 2024.

A Crémant of Champagne Standards

NV Langlois-Chateau Cremant de Loire Brut Loire Valley

Taking a page right out of Bollinger’s own Special Cuvée Champagne-making script, this Crémant de Loire dazzles with the complexity we’re used to seeing only in Champagne. This is a must-have.

Tasting Note: A beautifully complex Crémant, easily confused for a top-shelf Champagne. In the glass, finely delineated beads of the Langlois-Château Crémant de Loire Brut burst with ripe apple and pithy grapefruit notes. Round and elegant on the palate with lively acidity, complex citrus notes are underscored by roughly 10% of reserve wine is blended in from exceptional vintages, which unfolds in creamy layers hinting at baked fruit and notes of brioche. Excellent length and tension on an energetic and crisp mineral finish.

Albariño as It Was Meant to Be

2019 Granbazan Etiqueta Verde Albarino Rias Baixas Spain

A Wine Enthusiast Top 100 wine crafted by one of the most exciting producers in Spain, from grapes grown in some of the best soils in the region, this Albariño offers freshness and complexity that make it impossible to put down.

Tasting Note: Apple and other white fruit aromas come with a touch of lanolin, while this is fresh yet rounded on the palate. Nice flavors of golden apple, white stone fruits, and sea salt finish with good length. Drink this rock-solid Albariño through 2021.

America’s Answer to Bordeaux Blanc

2019 Twomey Cellars Sauvignon Blanc Napa and Sonoma County

It’s hard to find a Sauvignon Blanc that showcases America’s vinous epicenter with more elegance and class than Twomey. When you realize it’s the First Growth-inspired white from the family of Silver Oak, it all makes sense.

Tasting Note: Medium lemon color and star-bright in the glass. Passion fruit, Meyer lemon, lemongrass, and dried herbs pervade the nose. Forward citrus fruit greets you on entry, followed by a creamy texture suffused with the essence of lemon and fresh tarragon. Clean and brilliantly refreshing, it makes a great cocktail wine or will pair with a wide variety of cheese or seafood dishes. Enjoy now - 2023.