Thanksgiving Help

[Shalot]

I just found out I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner. I don't have to cook the whole meal but I do have to provide the drinks and have everyone over and clean this place up so I can have company...

I realize not everyone here is from America and not everyone here is going to have a Thanksgiving, but I have a quick question for people who eat food in general:

Can anyone recommend a good wine to serve with a traditional Thanksgiving meal (turkey, dressing, mashed taters, etc...)

Thanks a bunch.

[kathycf]

There used to be an old rule that you should serve white wine with fish and poultry and red wine with red meat, but I think that has gone by the wayside. I would personally suggest getting both red and white, because people have different preferences. I have such mundane tastes in wine and never go for anything very exotic...I usually get a bottle of white zinfandel on Thanksgiving. :blush:

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[SleepyWitch]

what date is Thanksgiving? I didn't realize it's that late in the year.
*crazy Americans* :yawnb:

[~Maude~]

Good question, I'm having the same problem, plus we are now overseas and many of the wines available are unfamiliar to me. I was just going to buy whatever had a nice looking label tonight.

[SleepyWitch]

hum, don't get it at Aldi or Norma, though, Maude :)
where in Germany are you stuck?
If you want read wine, I can reccommend Chianti (sp?), but make sure it says "D.O.C" on the label. It's rather strong and ..er I don't know the word to use for wines in English.. it's not sweet.
another nice red wine is Makedonikos, which is sweeter

[~Maude~]

I'm in Bayern, I'm out in the Grafenwoehr area, Weiden is the closest big shopping area to us.

I've really liked Chianti (I think that is right) when I've had it, so I'll look for that, thanks :)

[Petrarch's Love]

I would get one white and one red for a Thanksgiving dinner. People will often have distinct preferences. I personally like reds best. I normally love Chianti, but because it has so much bite I don't know that I'd choose it for Thanksgiving. Probably for the red something like a Pinot Noir would probably work really well, but you can seldom go wrong using a Merlot as a table wine. I'd probably pick a Chardonnay for the white. Most people like it and I think the taste would pair well with the Turkey.

[Petrarch's Love]

what date is Thanksgiving? I didn't realize it's that late in the year.
*crazy Americans*

:lol: Thanksgiving is tomorrow, Sleepy. It's always in November. The whole point is that it's supposed to be a big feast after the harvest and just before winter sets in in earnest. :)

[Logos]

I don't follow all the 'rules' for wines either but a dry Sauvignon Blanc (white) or Syrah (red) would be great with Turkey :D

And Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends here :)

[Virgil]

If I you're having turkey on Thanksgiving, I would serve a merlot or a pinot noir. On second thought, perhaps the best with turkey would be a cabernet franc (not cabernet sauvignon, although that wouldn't be a sin either). I'm sorry, but white wine to my taste buds doesn't go with turkey. But everyone is different.

[TEND]

:lol: Thanksgiving is tomorrow, Sleepy. It's always in November. The whole point is that it's supposed to be a big feast after the harvest and just before winter sets in in earnest. :)

Except for us Canadians, we have it in October and I think it's always the second week, with the Monday being a holiday and most business' taking Friday off making a nice 4-day weekend, good for last excursions to the cabin and what-not.

[Virgil]

Except for us Canadians, we have it in October and I think it's always the second week, with the Monday being a holiday and most business' taking Friday off making a nice 4-day weekend, good for last excursions to the cabin and what-not.

Well harvest comes earlier in Canada. You have to beat the cold.:)

[TEND]

Well harvest comes earlier in Canada. You have to beat the cold.:)

True enough. We're also sensible enough to put more than a month between the Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts :p .

[Virgil]

True enough. We're also sensible enough to put more than a month between the Thanksgiving and Christmas feasts :p .

Out of curiosity, Tend, what was the temperature up your way today?

[TEND]

We've been having unseasonable warmth lately, today we had a high of 12 degrees Celsius (50ish fahrenheit, I think) and it's supposed to go down to -12 tonight. There isn't even snow on the ground (it's came a few times than melted). I've only seen it like this once before, when the snow didn't stay till about 2nd week of December.

[Virgil]

From a high of 12 to a low of -12? Wow. That is a jump. I haven't even had frost yet.

[TEND]

I'm not complaining, by now we usually have a foot of snow on the ground and around -10 average temperatures. So I'm pretty happy.

[SleepyWitch]

:lol: Thanksgiving is tomorrow, Sleepy. It's always in November. The whole point is that it's supposed to be a big feast after the harvest and just before winter sets in in earnest. :)

after the harvest= September/October! :)

I don't know the first thing about wines, but I'd go for a red one with the turkey , too. I mean, it's a bird, so it's poultry. But then isn't it a big fat bird with dark 'meat' and lots of fat? so it's like red meat, basically?

[Virgil]

after the harvest= September/October! :)

I don't know the first thing about wines, but I'd go for a red one with the turkey , too. I mean, it's a bird, so it's poultry. But then isn't it a big fat bird with dark 'meat' and lots of fat? so it's like red meat, basically?

Yes, but a less hearty red seems to bo best with turkey. On reflection, I think pinot noir or cabernet franc would be best.

[Koa]

I had my first thanksgiving :D I have an American coursemate so we went at her place and had a sort of 'ghetto thanksgiving' as she called... we just had turkey breasts cos the big turkey would have been difficult and expensive and there weren't so many of us... We had readymade gravy and we couldn't find pies (we looked in 3 supermarkets but they weren't big ones) so we had cakes and ice cream ;) We had a good time and an awful lot of wine :blush: