Wines To Go With Turkey And All That Thanksgiving Stuff

Wines To Go With Turkey And All That Thanksgiving Stuff – Episode #353

November 19, 2007

6 more efforts that might go well with your turkey dinner! Gary Vaynerchuk tastes through these efforts.

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Wines tasted in this episode:

2006 Yamhill RieslingOregon Riesling
2006 Domaine Diochon Moulin A Vent Vielles VignesCru Beaujolais
2005 Leocadie Les ClausesLanguedoc-Roussillon
2006 Cline Ancient Vines ZinfandelSonoma Red Zinfandel
2003 Triennes Saint AugusteOther French Red Wine
2005 Guillon Gevrey Chambertin Pere GallandGevrey Chambertin

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November 20, 2007

AndrewB
Well Gary, I am having 2 Thanksgivings and I have 2 different wines, and I don’t eat Turkey, but on Thursday I am eating CrabCakes and the 2 wines I have are the 2003 Selvapiana Bucerchiale Chianti Classico Riserva and a 2004 Domaine Jean-Jaques Confuron Cote de Nuits-Villages Les Vignottes (I got as a gift for catching a bird, I know, crazy story). My 2nd Thanksgiving where I’m not drinking turkey, but a bunch of side dishes and something else I’ll have 1 of the other wines. What a confusing dilemna, but oh what amazing wines do I have waiting for me. My parents will be drinking Chardonnay like they always do, but hopefully White Burgundy and not a Oaky mess from somewhere else. I love good Pouilly Fuisse with Crab Cakes though. Yummmmmy!
November 19, 2007

Norbert
Lets go JETS maybe they can take a win on Thanksgiving that would make my holiday time pass by better.
QOTD: GV secret pack and 2000 Oberto Barolo Vigneto Albarella
November 19, 2007

Alex
QOTD: I’ll probably be having cranberry and sprite punch with my teetotaler family and I’ll love it!
November 19, 2007

SteveW
Great Episode, I will have to look for those three French wines.
QOTD:
I was just getting the wines out earlier today, were hosting about 20 people many
from out of the State (Washington).
2002 Newton Chardonnay
2002 Ch. St. Jean Reserve Chardonnay
1997 Joseph Phelps Insignia
1999 Quilceda Creek
2000 Quilceda Creek
2000 Leonetti Reserve
2001 Marquis Phillips Integrity
November 19, 2007

Daniel
QOTD: Whatever my mother-in-law purchased at Total Wine the other day
November 19, 2007

Scott
Great episode, GV. I’m looking forward to winning the contest and seeing you in NJ! Don’t worry, the flight from Omaha to Newark is not too expensive.

QOTD: I can tell you what I am bringing for T-day dinner.
1. Dr. Loosen Eroica Riesling from WA
2. Paul Jaboulet Aine Parallele 45 Rose
3. Columbia Crest Grand Estates merlot (because we need the casual drinkers to be distracted while I drink the good sh%t.)
B-727 will have to tell you what else we’re having. That list might look as good as some of these other ones.
November 19, 2007

Greite
Great show again, congrats on the Jets win. The wines sounded very good, I’m going to try to find several of those. I’m still a little scared by the jock strap filled with pickles, though.

QOTD: Probably a Gewurztraminer. No one I’m eating with is much of a wine drinker.
November 19, 2007

Grapedigger
Great Thxgiving show! Well, us Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving on Oct. 8 (Nov. 22 is already too cold for us ). In support to our American neighbors I’ll be popping an Essence riesling qualitatswein Prum Mosel-Saar-Ruwer 2005 (GREAT VALUE, 15$, delicious and slightly sweet; Vayniacs: try this))) and a Pinot noir from New zealand that I am trying for the first time: Pinot noir Sherwood Estate Marlborough 2006. Cheers
November 19, 2007

ktw
QOTD: Prairie Rotie 2005 Backer Vineyards and secret GV Thanksgiving 4 pack on its way…
November 19, 2007

VivianoVino
QOTD: A late harvest Pinot Noir from Romania.
November 19, 2007

Gotsha
QOTD 2006 Peterson Dry Creek Red Zin I have no idea what it will be like
November 19, 2007

The Oak Monster
J E T S lets go Jets!

Today I decided to make my appearance in the Cline Zin.

The Oak Monster
November 19, 2007

caleb
good to see you back with some force and some great wines!!! I love southern france! awesome values
qotd- no idea, im going to be at lake louise with my team on our day off hanging in the hot springs! maybe i will have to go get some LCBO wine and pop it in the spring!
November 19, 2007

chuck
91 rioja and 97 alsace gerwurtz
November 19, 2007

Martin Wolfe
Great show, thanks for all the info! My family put me in charge of the wine this year – I think I’ll go with a zin & a riesling. We’ll see what I can find tomorrow.
November 19, 2007

Deano
Gary this was a great episode. Those wines sounded good.

QOTD:
-The wines in the thanksgiving pack of course lol
November 19, 2007

3robins
You crack me up…great show.
QOTD: McPherson Viognier and 2006 Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel…already had it bought.
November 19, 2007

Jaded Knight
QOTD: Joseph Swan “Lone Redwood Ranch Vineyard” Zinfandel & whatever my in laws have to offer. I’ve got the surprise box but that will have to wait until I get back in town.
November 19, 2007

NG
Fun show, Gary. Still working on the Thanksgiving wine list but here is the first pass.

The headliner will be a 1989 ChÃ¢teau Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande that was an anniversary gift last year.

I will also pick a zinfandel out of the cellar since its the only uniquiely American wine.

For whites, we will open a young, modestly priced white burgundy and a German kabinett reisling.
November 19, 2007

Tommy Vernieri
QOTD: We haven’t nailed it down yet but in addition to your four-pack we’re thinking about the Wine by Joe Pinot Gris, 2005 Peter Lehmann SÃ©millon Botrytis, and for breakfast the Riondo Proecco.

I’m kind of curious about how long to decant the Bordeaux from the Thanksgiving pack and when to serve the Sardinian wine.

Good to see you happy about football again Gary!
November 19, 2007

Kirk
Gary,

Great show…now for the fun part.

QOTD: I will be drinking a white 2005 Gessami Gramona from Spain and a 2006 Bergstrom: Dr. Bergstrom Riesling from Oregon. I am very, very excited about these wines for the turkey…it will be great to taste them both again. It’s been about 2-3 months since I decided the last time that I wanted them for Turkey Day.
November 19, 2007

Dan NYC
QOTD: Nothing, I’m working, boooo! I’ll make up for it on the weekend. I may have to have a Burgundy after todays episode.
November 19, 2007

Kevin
Um…the link works without the ‘.’ at the end…sorry…
November 19, 2007

Kevin
QOTD: Thanksgiving is so ‘last month’ for us Canadians.
What did I drink? A Babich Sauv Blanc paired with Jacques PÃ©pin’s recipe for ‘poulet a la creme’. See? http://kevinkossowan.blogspot.com/2007/10/thanksgiving-dinner-2007.html. [You'll notice the shiny new widget]
November 19, 2007

Skol
Great episode Gary,

After the previous episode I tried the Coume Del Mas Schistes and very impressed. I was not expecting what I consider such a New World style wine with complexity. It was great that you started trying more wines from Southwest France which I will definetely make an effort to try.