I love it when you write Guest Blogs on your wife’s Antiques Diva blog. I have another “reader’s question” for you. I was reading a wine column on Epicurious.com and it recommended several wines for a turkey dinner. One of our guests does not like any sweet wines and another only likes white wine.
Which of these Epicurious recommendations would you choose to accompany Thanksgiving Dinner?
Riesling, Pinot Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Viognier, Pinot Gris
Thanks for the help!
The Contessa
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top:2px;padding-right:5px;font-family:times;”>Dear Contessa,
I always enjoy reading your Guest Blogs on my wife’s blog as well!
For Thanksgiving dinner, I typically go with two options. I always serve a red wine for Turkey Day because, well, I’m a bit of a red wine snob and I’m hard pressed to find any large dinner where a good red wine won’t fit… Since Thanksgiving is a traditional American holiday, I always pair it with a traditional wine found only in America – red Zinfandel*. It’s a pretty robust red! For some people who prefer something lighter, I’d recommend a Pinot Noir from Oregon.
For whites, I would choose between a Chardonnay and a Sauvignon Blanc. Creamy chardonnay can go with the creamy potatoes, but a Sauvignon Blanc would go well with your stuffing, especially if it’s a bit spicy (flavorful, with herbs, etc). If the wines above are the only options, and there is a requirement to avoid sweeter wines, then I would go for the Pinot Gris or a Pinot Blanc from Alsace.


~The Wine Guy
So…Contessa, La Reine, Empress, Kelli, VictorianCobweb – any feedback on your Thanksgiving wines?? Hope they were delicious!
~ The Wine Guy
So Dive, cheers to everybody! Enjoy your week!
You’re quite welcome Contessa – let me know how it turns out!
La Reine, my all time favorite Gewurztraminer is from Alsace, produced by Andre Ostertag. His wines (and his approach to wine-making) are brilliant. Not sure if you’ve discovered this little gem yet, but trust me you’ll thank me when you do!
~TWG
Happy Thanksgiving to you too Contessa. Let us know which wine you chose. La Reine, Merci for your additional recommendation. Diva, just discovered your blog. Love it!
The Empress of Design
Thank you so much BJ., and to all the readers wherever you are celebrating Thanksgiving this year, I hope you have a wonderful, safe holiday!
The Contessa
We typically drink a nice Gewurztraminer once a year…on Thanksgiving. A nice dry Gewurtz does go really well with turkey, its not sweet, despite its often maligned reputation, and so many people can’t or don’t drink red, but I find Gewurtz satisfies almost everyone, even the “red wine snobs”. We like our Gewurtz from Alsace, we’re still French wine snobs! I’ve had a few dry Rieslings I like, but for me, that’s a summer wine.
But as for Zin, I don’t like it, not to mention, I can’t drink any California wines…they all give me migraines, no matter what they tell me about preservatives or organic or pestisides.
But, I’ll have a bottle of red on hand, maybe I’ll try TWG’s 7 Deadly Zins…for my guests.
bon app!
Clever one Andrea!
~ The Wine Guy
Thanks “Name Twin”! Let me know what you think if you try a bottle.
~ The Wine Guy
“Zin”sational tips for turkey day!
Andrea
I always love the Wine Guy’s tips on wines. I think I just might find a bottle of “7 Deadly Zins”…sounds fun.