Pino Noir with ham?

[Kcwhippet]

Welcome to the WineBoard, Bev. The Pinot Noir is a good choice. Kim Crawford's PN is a bit lighter than the bruisers coming out of CA, and will work well with the ham. You might also look to Zinfandel or Beaujolais as choices in the future.

As to serving temperature, room temperature is way too warm. The PN will work best at about 55 to 60 degrees F. If you put it in your fridge now, it will be down around 40 F by dinnertime, and that's way too cold. So, if you put it in about 45 minutes before you plan to open the wine that will be fine.