Wine. What wines do you recommend for Thanksgiving turkey dinner?

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   MomsTreasureChestposted 12 years ago

   Wine.  What wines do you recommend for Thanksgiving turkey dinner?

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   Attikosposted 12 years ago

   Roast turkey is a dish of complex flavors with none dominant. The side dishes usually served with it at an American Thanksgiving feast extend those characteristics. My personal taste is for a similar wine, medium bodied, with a fruity overlay and earthy undertones. Left coast pinot noir, Spanish rioja ... something like that. I'd suggest going red rather than white, at any rate, unless you can find a strong, complex chardonnay, not an easy thing to do.

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   Farmer Rachelposted 12 years ago

   Fruit wine other than the traditional grape would be my suggestion. I find personally that grape wine and turkey don't necessarily go together. Now, it could be that an expensive grape wine would do - however, I don't buy expensive wine.
   
   Raspberry, mixed berry, and even apple wine are my favorites for turkey dinner!

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   bankscottageposted 12 years ago

   Attikos suggestion for red (not usually the traditional wine with white meats) are very interesting and would like to try them.
   For the more traditional pairing, I like a white, but a little drier white.  I am partial to the drier rieslings, gewurztraminers or even a Muller-Thurgau.  There are some great ones from Germany for both, but guests can be intimidated by foreign wines that they don't recognize.  Rather than getting a chardonnay that everyone knows, recognizes, and often loves, take a risk this year, try a riesling or gewurztraminer.  If you want one that many people may recognize (and it is a great wine), pick up a bottle or 2 of Chateau Ste. Michelle Riesling (Columbia Valley).
   Happy Thanksgiving

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