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November is here, and the holidays are just around the corner. We kicked off our holiday season with a fabulous Friendsgiving for 8. Few things can beat delicious food surrounded by your best buds. In fact, Twinspirational is hosting two Friendsgivings this year. Hosting a Friendsgiving in the average city apartment can be daunting for anyone. With our Twinspirational tips and tricks, you can host your own beautiful party. We are excited to share our Friendsgiving with you and toast the holidays with Decoy Wines.
Decoy is part of the Duckhorn wine portfolio, which includes Duckhorn, Paraduxx, Goldeneye, Migration, Canvasback and Calera. We sipped many of these wines in the past and even visited the Paraduxx winery in Napa. For our Friendsgiving, we served the Sauvignon Blanc and the Pinot Noir so that our guests had a choice of red and white wine during dinner.
We created our beautiful Fall tablescape with burnt oranges, golden yellows and vibrant greens. We used Williams Sonoma’s Botanical Pumpkin linens and napkins. We created custom Duckhorn wine cork place cards at each table setting. We set the table with Villeroy and Boch dinner plates and pumpkin plates from Pottery Barn.
Inga of International Garden created the beautiful floral arrangement with ivory kale flowers, golden calla lilies, apricot berries, caramel solidago, ivory rice flower, golden marigolds, magnolia leaves and oak leaves. We decorated the wine with turkey and pumpkin wine toppers from Pottery Barn. They complemented the Fall florals and linens perfectly. 
We were also excited to introduce the two delicious Decoy wines to our friends. We started with the Sauvignon Blanc, a bright and aromatic wine with flavors of lemon and lime zest and notes of honeydew and nectarine.
The Pinot Noir has aromas of ripe strawberry, cherry and plum as well as subtle hints of cola and clove. The wine also has silky tannins and a long, elegant finish.
Cooking a full Friendsgiving can be overwhelming. We recommend hosting a potluck style meal. Archana cooked a 4 pound turkey breast, while guests brought sides and dessert. A general guide for a turkey breast is half a pound per person. We served traditional accompaniments including: gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, brussels sprouts and stuffing. We concluded our meal with a decadent chocolate cake.
Remember to toast the holidays with Decoy Wines!
“All you need is Love and a bottle of wine” – Anonymous.
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of CLEVER and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
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How beautiful is your table setting! And what a lovely idea for a celebration. The wine looks delicious, also! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Looks like fantastic party! The table set up is gorgeous (I am positively crazy about the plates!)
I LOVE it. I got into the whole Friendsgiving thing last year, and I think it’s just about the best idea ever. I LOVE the setting you shared with us. It’s so festive!
This is an amazing idea!!! Friendsgiving is such a fun event to attend, and I love the decor and wine night!
Friendsgiving is such a fun event to attend. lovely idea for a celebration. The wine looks delicious too.
The thought that went into this is astounding! Beautiful Setting !
Don’t you just love the idea of “Friendsgiving”? Friends are the Family you Choose!
Your table setting is gorgeous! I love the idea of Friendsgiving, so cool!
The colorful tablecloth is just stunning and I love the pumpkim plates to the max! It light up the whole setting and catches my attention first.
What beautiful Fall table decor! This looks like the perfect Friendsgiving – I love the sound of the Pinot Noir, it sounds delicious!
Everything looks really beautiful from the table settings, the food and most especially up to the delicious wine they are all perfect and I can say that everyone is really enjoying that dinner.
The table looks absolutely beautiful! x
Laura
Oh my goodness your table setting is so gorgeous! This looks like the perfect friendsgiving!
i love this idea! what a fun way to spend time with friends, i’d totally do this
I have just been reading about Friendsgiving and was surprised to know that I have been having them for years without knowing it. Who would know.
I’m totally crushing on those pumpkin plates! Friendsgivings can be a lot more fun than family sometimes….
This looked so yummy , am I the only one craving a thanksgiving meal now…
The table turned out beautifully! What a fun time to gather with friends.
Oh!!! What a fun post! All you need is great ideas and great friends!
I like the squash plate. I hope I have that on my kitchen too. Would love to use it during fall!