Vernaccia and Turkey

[Innkeeper]

Correcto! This is a very good reason for having more than one bottle (kind) of wine on the table. Yes the fruit in the wine is meant to handle the fruit on the table. The lack of oak is to avoid problems with as Roberto put it in his newsletter "the culinary depth charges in Granny's secret stuffing, including cumin, sage, coriander, thyme, raisins, nuts, and oysters." These he says will bring out the astingency in oak. In addition to the Vernaccia, I would put a bottle of Valipolicella (to stay Italian) or one of the fruitier Riojos on the table. Roberto recommended these, lighter Chiantis, and Vino Novello for reds, and Arneis, Tocai, Pinot Bianco, and the less herbal renditions of Sauvignon Blanc. In most cases he was also staying away from acid too, exceptions being Chianti and Sauvignon.

[This message has been edited by Innkeeper (edited 11-24-2003).]