No other holiday celebrates the gift of wine like Thanksgiving. Wine is a taste of the harvest along with all the delicious dishes on the table. But actually choosing a bottle can feel like a thankless task, especially with so many flavors to match.

Relax. Have a drink. And try some of my suggestions for great wines to pair with Thanksgiving turkey and all the trimmings. In my free online matching tool, you can click on "turkey holiday dinner" to find wines that accompany all kinds of dishes, from roasted turkey to turducken, from creamed corn to pecan pie.

Here are my five quick tips for choosing a terrific Thanksgiving wine:

1. Start with bubbly. Sparkling wine is a great aperitif to sip while you wait for the turkey to finish cooking. It adds a celebratory note to the meal and goes well with starters like soup and salad.

2. Consider the turkey. Unlike most poultry and game birds, turkey meat is very dry in texture. So you need a mouth-watering wine to complement it. Good options are crisp whites like riesling and pinot grigio. And yes, you can drink red wine with white meat: pinot noir, beaujolais and zinfandel all have juicy, berry-ripe flavors that go well with turkey.

3. Look beyond the bird. The range of side dishes means that you don't have to match your wine just to the turkey. Since Thanksgiving dinner is often a banquet-style meal, with everyone choosing the trimmings, why not do the same with your wines? Offer both red and white, and possibly more than one depending on the size of your group.

4. Complement or contrast. A big, buttery chardonnay from California or Chile can complement the roasted, smoky flavours of squash, chestnuts and pecan stuffing. But if you would rather have a contrast to the richness of cream sauces and dressings, try a crisp New Zealand sauvignon blanc.

5. End on a sweet note. If anyone still has room left when it's time for pumpkin or pecan pie, offer a late harvest wine or icewine. If you're a chocolate fan, try serving a liqueur with complementary flavours such as raspberry or blackcurrant.

The wine matching tool isn't just about Thanksgiving dinner: It allows you to pair wine with other seasonal fall produce, game meats, vegetarian cuisine, cheeses, TV dinners, breads and dessert. You can simply search by wine for meal inspirations or by food to find great wine choices. The matcher has more than 380,000 food and wine combinations, as well as thousands of recipes for when you're planning holiday parties and Christmas turkey dinner.

Got a dish or a wine to stump me? E-mail me and I'll suggest a match for you. Happy Thanksgiving!