Earthy and smooth old world style of Pinot Noir or even a domestic from Oregon usually goes perfect with Thanksgiving Turkey & stuffing.

Wine suggestions:

• Tollot Beaut, France. Earthy, smooth with long finish, price range: $32
• Domaine Dujac, France. Earthy, velvety, nice bouquet. Price range: $42
• Pinot Noir Archery Summit, Oregon. Light to medium bodied wine, raspberry smooth finish. Price range: $22

Red wine: Pinot Noir

• Tollot Beaut, France. Earthy, smooth with long finish, price range: $32
• Domaine Dujac, France. Earthy, velvety, nice bouquet. Price range: $42
• Pinot Noir Archery Summit, Oregon. Light to medium bodied wine, raspberry smooth finish. Price range: $22

White wine: Viognier

• Viognier Alban Vineyards, Edna Valley, deep yellow color, perfume and long finish. Price range: $22
• Viognier Joseph Philips “Vin du Mistral”, Napa Valley peach and honeysuckle scents: $27

Seafood: Dry or brut style sparkling/Champagne or Sauvignon Blanc or even Chenin Blanc.

Champagne/Sparkling wines:

• Roederer Estate (world’s best in its price class). Wine Spectator awarded 90 points. It is fresh and lively with hint of pear, fig and honeysuckle. Price range:$20
• Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve. Wine Spectator awarded 92 points. It is complex wine with a nice bouquet of peaches and tropical fruits. Price range: $35

White wine:

• Chenin Blanc Dry Creek Vineyards, light, crisp, lemon & lemon. Price range:$11
• Chardonnay J.Lohr “Riverstone”, Monterey, golden color, apple, cinnamon, long finish. Price range:$13

Sparkling wine:

• Roederer Estate (world’s best in its price class) $20. Wine Spectator awarded 90 points. It is fresh and lively with hint of pear, fig and honeysuckle.
• Gloria Ferrer, $15. Wine Spectator awarded 90 points. Its versatile wine with a touch of vanilla and plenty acidity.

Champagne wine:

• Charles Heidsieck Brut Reserve, $35. Wine Spectator awarded 92 points. It is complex wine with a nice bouquet of peaches and tropical fruits.
• Piper-Heidsieck Brut, $35. Wine Spectator awarded 90 points. It’s crisp with aroma toast and graphite.

Keep in mind when you are dealing with beef and there is a significant amount of lipid content, you should really consider tannins content in a wine as it lends itself well to beef and fat. Tannin’s are found through the oak influence and red grape skins in particular. Progressively starting from Merlot to Cabernet Sauvignon and then to Zinfandel works. Any red wines from the Rhone area of France. And certainly domestic Syrah.

Wine suggestions:

• Syrah Havens, Paso Robles, $18. Meaty character, mocha-coffee hints & peppery spring to its finish on the palate.
• Cabernet Sauvignon Sterling, Napa, $19. Dark ruby color, spice, and hints of chocolate.

I would really consider a rustic, old world white style of wine with great duck. Pinot Noir would work as a red. Fuller style Rieslings from Alsace, Sancerre from Jolivet $16 or even a Gewurztraminer would work extremely well.

France:

• Domaine des Aubuisieres/Bernard Fouquet Vouvray Cuvee de Silex 2007. $17
• Pierre Chermette Domaine du Vissoux Beaujolais 2007. $15

Italy:

• Villa Pillo Toscana Borgofote 2006. $12 (92 points WS)

Germany:

• Reuscher-Haart Riesling Spatlese Mosel Piesporter Goldtropfchen 2007. $27 (92 points WS)

Australia:

• Wolf Blass Shiraz-Cabernet south Australian Yellow Label 2006. $13 (87 points WS)

USA:

• Roederer Estate (world’s best in its price class) $20. Wine Spectator awarded 90 points.

Prices range from $10 to up to $40

• Chateau D'Arsac Margaux
• Bokobsa Cotes du Rhone
• Noah Cabernet-Merlot
• Carmel Private Collection Merlot
• Yarden Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
• Beckett's Flat Margaret River Chardonnay
• Yarden Mount Hermon
• Beckett's Flat Margaret River Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
• Dalton Merlot
• Teal Lake Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
• Beckett's Flat Margaret River Cabernet Shiraz
• Batasiolo Langhe Nebbiolo

• St. Regis Fre, Ariel, Navarro under $20.

I would recommend a Rhone style red, dry:

• Syrah, anything Hermitage, Argentinean Malbec.