Last-Minute Wine Ideas for Thanksgiving

Hint: Match your wine to your stuffing

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Last-Minute Wine Ideas for Thanksgiving

OK, so you know it’s late to be just now looking for wines for Thanksgiving. What were you thinking? Well, never fear, finding a great wine for Thanksgiving is simple. You just have to think of the big picture now, since it’s probably too late to track down specific recommendations. So, here’s a basic guide to pairing the classic dishes of Thanksgiving with easy-to-find, affordable solutions to your last-minute Turkey Day’s conundrums!

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homestar

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Something's fishy here: First, the title says "let the turkey be your guide," when the article says "ignore the damn turkey and pair w/ your stuffing." Then the rationale says "since it's so late, you can't use a specific recommendation" and proceeds to give very general pairings-- it would seem to work the other way "it's late so give me a specific recommendation!"

However, you got me thinking: I should pull out the bottle of wine I want to drink then think...what kind of stuffing would be best? (since we seem to agree you can drink almost anything w/ the turkey).

Nov 23, 2010 at 4:47 PM
Charles-
Emilio

Hand of Snooth

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No mention of sparkling syrah?

Nov 23, 2010 at 5:11 PM
Catherine-
Gin

Hand of Snooth

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homestar, thanks for your comment. We take your point - this could be confusing, and that's the last thing we need when it comes to pre-Thanksgiving craziness! So, we've cut the turkey and brought out the stuffing in the sub-title.

As for the rationale behind the article, we think it would take too much time to hunt down specific recommendations at this stage, and cause more headaches, and heartaches, when one wine we recommend is not available in a store near you!

Wishing you a happy Turkey Day, served with whatever stuffing you pick!

Nov 23, 2010 at 7:40 PM