I hope I didn't commit a faux pas...

[tsmullen]

I am a true novice at wine tasting and my question comes down to this: Which wine goes well with a Turkey dinner? I have picked up a bottle of Gallo Chardonnay and I'm wondering if I've committed a faux pas. I'd appreciate a response.

[Bucko]

Yes, you did, now we expect proper atonement. [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

Chard does not work too well with the Thanksgiving table IMHO. Take a look at multiple notes addressing the issue right here.

[Innkeeper]

Welcome to the Board TS. Check out this thread: http://www.wines.com/ubb2/Forum2/HTML/000804.html

[tsmullen]

I appreciate your advice and hope to not commit that faux pas again.

[elmer]

i know this is an old posting, but i just wanted to say that i enjoyed my thanksgiving meals with a bottle of Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc/Viognier blend and also Louis Tete Beaujolais-Nouveau. the chenin blanc/viognier blend went GREAT with turkey. it took a while to open up, but i think that was because the bottle was chilled for too long. and the beaujolais-nouveau was excellent, light and refreshing with notes of strawberries. anyhoo - that's my two cents of turkey day wines that i had. thanks.

[Georgie]

Hi Elmer, and welcome to the board. We'd enjoy your two cents worth anytime. Glad you made successful selections for Thanksgiving.

[wineguruchgo]

Elmer,

As I explain to my customers and waitstaff, wine (and beer for that matter) are often too cold here in the US. I equate it to ice cream. Really cold ice cream doesn't taste like anything. When you mush it up - actually warming it up - all of the flavors come out.

If you find that your wine is too cold, cup the glass between your hands and swirl it around for a few minutes. You will feel the cold being transferred from the glass to your hands. After several minutes the wine will taste different.

[tandkvd]

FYI

Definition of cold: The absence of heat.

Heat and Air Conditioning 101: Heat travels to a colder substance.

So the cold doesn't travel from the wine to your hand, the heat from your hand travels to the wine.

I don't know any froeign language but I do know some Phisics and Psychrometrics. [img]http://38.118.142.245/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

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[quijote]

Tand, how can you claim not to know a foreign language? You've been able to read WW's posts, haven't you?

[tandkvd]

Reading WW's post is more like finding your way through a maze. [img]http://38.118.142.245/ubb2/biggrin.gif[/img]

[winoweenie]

Someone rattled? ww