Wine suggestions wanted

[BeetDigger]

We are going to a neighbor's house for dinner tommorow. She is a professional chef with a couple of cookbooks out for sale on Amazon (with two more in development). The couple is much more knowledgeable about wine than I am.

I am bringing a sweeter white as that is what my wife likes. So I have a Dr. Thanish (sp?) Reisling, 2001. It goes well with turkey and is fairly sweet (so my wife will like it) but is not nearly as sweet as a late harvest reisling (I usually buy Hogue as it is very sweet and spicy and is not overly expensive).

For the other bottle I am focusing on a Pinot Noir. I prefer reds and I have noted that Pinots pair well with poultry.

Can someone recommend a good Pinot or another red that will pair well with a traditional Thanksgiving dinner? I don't go above $20 for wine. I suppose a Grenace would be a good choice as well.

[Fugue]

I can't think of a better opportunity to go all hillbilly and bring the wine in a box.

[1stTimeCaller]

Thunderbird



YWIA

[Sooner in Tampa]

Wild Irish Rose

[BeetDigger]

Done.



Asshats.

[JohnnyMack]

Willamette Valley of Oregon Pinot Noir.

Or a beaujolais.

[Okla-homey]

If available at you local purveyor of wines and spirits, buy Oklahoma wine. It is the flippin Centennial yuh know!

[colleyvillesooner]

[sooneron]

Willamette Valley or Central Coast are the way to go for Pinot.
For white, I rec Twin Islands Sav Blanc- it's kind of sweet and will do well with Turkey.
Kim Crawford Sauv Blanc is in the WS top 100 and is only 16.99.

Argyle makes a decent Pinot. As does Benton Lane (another WS top 100 pick). They're both around 20 bones.

Grenache may be a little heavy for turkey.
I haven't heard anything about the Beaujolais - they sucked ******* last year.

[TexasLidig8r]

Check out the Sterling Vineyard Pinot.. it's about in the $20 price range and isn't bad. A good complement with turkey.

I highly recommend this one...

http://www.ferrari-carano.com/wines/...inot-noir.aspx

$22 - $25 price range.. had it a few weeks ago... Great wine. Ferrari Carano makes a great, full bodied chardonnay too.

[BeetDigger]

Thank you Lid, JM and SR (and Homey) on your suggestions. I will take a look see at Costco this afternoon and pick up one of your suggested bottles. I am picking up some aged gouda to take over and its only $8 a pound at Costco vs. $13 at Whole Foods.

[SoonerBorn68]

Dude, don't you know wine and football don't mix? A couple 12 packs of Natty will do the trick. ;D

[Viking Kitten]

Willamette Valley of Oregon Pinot Noir.

Or a beaujolais.

The Soonerov family Thanksgiving tradition is to serve Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau. Because it's not an aged wine, it has a bite to it, and goes great with rich, spicy foods.

[Viking Kitten]

Then we get drunk and brawl.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Fat Bastard

seriously.

[slickdawg]

YWIA!

[slickdawg]

[BeetDigger]

Fat Bastard

seriously.

Czar is going to rough you up for calling VK that.

[Mjcpr]

The Soonerov family Thanksgiving tradition is to serve Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau. Because it's not an aged wine, it has a bite to it, and goes great with rich, spicy foods.

Like turkey?

[Viking Kitten]

Like turkey?

Why yes, I like it very much.