Pairing Wine with 7 Turkey Dishes from Bacon to Turducken

Yesterday, Leanne and I chatted about great wine with Thanksgiving turkey on CTV.

We started with “basic” roast turkey, but went way beyond with citrus and Cajun turkey, and even that oddity turducken.

Click on the arrow above to play the video.

You can also watch our second chat about pairing wine with turkey left-overs from turkey tetrazzini to (oh yes) turkey pizza!

 

 

Roast Turkey

 

Sliced turkey breast with cranberry sauce and rosemary

 

 

 

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Santa Margherita Brut Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore
Veneto D.O.C.G., Italy

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Wits End Luna Shiraz
Mclaren Vale, South Australia, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citrus Turkey

Turkey with citrus garnish of lemons, limes, or stuffed with oranges or orange rinds.

 

Roasted Duck with fruits for Christmas

 

 

 

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Geil Bechtheimer Rosengarten Riesling Kabinett
Prädikatswein, Rheinhessen, Germany

 

 

 

 

 

 

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River Road Cabernet Rosé
Niagara River, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada

 

 

 

 

 

Sage Turkey

Turkey with sage stuffing or herbal seasoning needs a wine with an herbal quality.

 

Whole Homemade Thanksgiving Turkey with All the Sides

 

 

 

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Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc
Marlborough, New Zealand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Henry of Pelham Speck Family Reserve Cabernet Merlot
Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spicy Turkey

Turkey with Cajun seasoning or other spices marries well with a spicy gewurztraminer or zinfandel.

 

 

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Pierre Sparr Réserve Gewurztraminer
Alsace A.C., France

 

 

 

 

 

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Frei Brothers Winery Reserve Zinfandel
Dry Creek Valley, Sonoma County, California, United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sausage Stuffing

Turkey with a chestnut or sausage stuffing needs a wine with a smoky character like shiraz or chianti.

 

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Fairview Shiraz
Paarl, Coastal Region W.O., South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Marchesi de Frescobaldi Tenuta di Castiglioni
Tuscany I.G.T., Italy

 

 

 

 
Bacon Turkey 
 
Turkey with bacon layered over the bird demands a meaty wine.

Delicious bacon-wrapped turkey breast roulade garnished with Brussels sprouts, tomatoes, and Parisian carrots.

 

 

 

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Borsao Garnacha
Borja, Spain

 

 

 

 

 

 

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19 Crimes Shiraz Durif
Victoria, Australia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Turducken

That strange dish of tukey stuffed with duck lends itself well to gamey wines like pinot noir and malbec.

 

 

Stuffed oven chicken breast

 

 

 

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Chateau St. Jean Pinot Noir
Napa Valley, California, United States

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Trapiche Pure Malbec
Mendoza, Argentina

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted with permission of CTV

 

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