Hello friends~ I need your help and suggestions. I would like to try anything, priced around $35 or under so I can get a few new ones..
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving wherever you are! J.

hi there -- I think a Pinot Noir would be nice with turkey ( I like red more than white). I bought a Sanford Pinot Noir for Thursday, and I hope it's good! let us know what you get!

Agree with frankie (as always!).

Martha's Everyday Food also suggests a Pinot Noir from Oregon, California or Washington.

Joseph Drouhin Pinot Noir

IF you want to try something a bit different, try a Gruner Veltliner wine from Austria. It's a great wine for the variety of flavors of a Thanksgiving dinner.

Any decent wine store should carry them.

Maybe a nice Sonoma Cutrer Russian River Chardonnay or another good choice would be a Wilhelm Walch Pinot Grigio if you can find it. Both are a bit hard to locate but excellent. I think a nice white would be better with turkey, but to each his/her own.

Both of these will be under $35.

Thank you. I like the Pinot Noir and Grigio, and will consider any other ideas. J.

R5's Sonoma County Faves under $25 (most under $20)

Chardonnay: Lynmar 2003 Russian River

Pinot Gris: J Wine Co. 2003 Russian River

Zinfandel: Nalle 2003 Dry Creek and Quivira 2003 Dry Creek

Pinot Noir: Castle Rock 2003 Russian River, I do like La Crema too and it is typically easy to get.

Cabernet: Sebastiani 2002 Sonoma Valley

Sparklers: Piper Sonoma and Roederer Estate, both Brut


Happy Toasting !
R5

I believe the San Francisco Chronicle devoted a good part of last week's food and wine sections to your very subject.
Google www.sfgate.com and then go to the Food & Dining section.

Vodka goes with any meat

Faina~ I will proudly tell you that my maternal grandfather came here from Russia as a young man, became a citizen and fought in WW1 in the Army.
RS~ great job and thank you for your extensive list. You are my new hero.
My dh likes scotch and beer, so his opinion never matters,lol! J.

R5, R5, R5, R5, R5..

No more sampling before 1 pm!

Barbera D'Alba

Try a Shiraz wine...Green Point is good.

I like to try different wines each year. I had a Tokay one year that I enjoyed. The little bit of sweetness was a good counterpoint to the meal. I picked up an Italian Chardonnay/Pinot Grigio today. That should be interesting.

A food and wine writer with the Oregonian (Portland) recommended gamay noir as a good Thanksgiving wine from the beginning of the meal through the pumpkin pie. Gamay noirs aren't so easy to find, so you might try a beaujolais in stead.

A Rhône Valley Rasteau would be excellent with turkey--I just had a discussion about it with our market's wine guy this morning. In France we've often ordered guinea fowl braised in Rasteau, a great combination.

Thanks again. You are being printed out and will accompany me on my buying spree tomorrow! J.

For a white for the white meat that will please your tongue, try a Viognier varietal or a white Rhone. If you can find a Condrieu in your price range, grab it.

For a red for the dark meat, I prefer a Zinfandel from Ridge or any Zin from Amador County.

To knock the socks off your teeth (OK, I know, never mix your liquors or your metiphors) try a German Riesling Auslese Trocken with all parts of your turkey.

"Life is too short to drink bad wine."

Good choices, AJ.

Especially the Trocken. A nice departure from the usual Pinot with turkey. Definitely worth an extra bottle for our table tomorrow.