Thanksgiving wines

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I tasted probably my first Vin Santo last night at a Thanksgiving pairing dinner of the Fayetteville Wine Society. Loved it with the pecan tart. We had a D'Arenberg Viognier-Marsanne that went nicely with the turkey and the reds with the main course were a Savoye Morgon Cote de Py VV (old vines) and a Dolcetto which both worked pretty well with the turkey and cranberry relish. None of the wines worked very well with the sweet potatoes. The Angeline Gewurztraminer (Martin Ray Winery) from Mendocino County might have worked better with the potatoes but we had it with the squash soup. We also had a Four Vines Naked Chardonnay which some prefered over the Viognier-Marsanne with the turkey and a 10-year Tawny Port (Smith-Woodhouse at my table and Ferreira at some other tables) along with Vin Santo for dessert wines. All this for $30. The turkey was a thin slice of turkey breast wrapped around stuffing.

I ordered two bottles of the Morgon Beaujolais Cru at the member price of $16.20 each and one bottle of the D'Arenberg Viognier-Marsanne, Adelaide, Australia at about $22. The half bottle of Vin Santo was priced at under $34 and I may order that later this month. It is a nice dessert wine.
(I didn't like the Smith-Woodhouse Tawny as well as Cockburn, Niepoort or some others I've had.)