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Re: Turkey Day Wine

by Mark R. » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:30 pm

We have a tradition to always have Beaujolais Nouveau with our Turkey. As someone else noted it's that time of year and I personally think Turkey is one of the few foods that it goes well with. Other than that I would go with a Pinot.
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Re: Turkey Day Wine

by jpdurbin » Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:41 pm

Mondavi Gammy Beaujolais. good luck finding it..,
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Re: Turkey Day Wine

by SteveDuvall » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:09 pm

Sometime try using a brine, and then grilling the turkey over mesquite charcoal. You can add some hickory chips, and the bird comes out much more friendly to red wine. Then you can try Morgon (gamay) that is much better than Beaujolais. Also, you can try Gigondas, Chatueaneuf-du-papes, etc.

If you are just cooking the bird in the oven, Riesling will be good. You can get some nice German and Alsace ones to impress.
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Re: Turkey Day Wine

by Bill P » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:35 pm

I'll echo the Pinot (or good gamay if you can find it) and dry Riesling suggestions. That said, these are solid suggestions with the turkey, but a lot of the pairings are made more difficult by the large assortment of side dishes, with varying flavor profiles, that appear on the Thanksgiving table. If a holiday ham is on the menu, then I'd definitely be sure a Riesling was available.
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Re: Turkey Day Wine

by Steve B » Wed Nov 25, 2009 6:04 pm

Pinot Noir and Riesling. Then the guests can choose based on which sides they're loading up on and their preference for red or white.
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