I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I would
like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast stuffed cornish
game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a white merlot would go
well. I need some ideas for a good table wine that will not cost me a
fortune.

I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for having me over
for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very pretty; it's a
small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass latch.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't spend
more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to cook with. I
should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I
would
like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast stuffed
cornish
game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a white merlot would go
well. I need some ideas for a good table wine that will not cost me a
fortune.

I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for having me over
for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very pretty; it's
a
small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass latch.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't spend
more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to cook with.
I
should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill



No specific recommendations, but just a suggestion that you not limit
yourself to white wine just because it supposedly goes better with fowl.
Whatever wine you like is what goes best with food.

Jack Vin

Jack Schidt® wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and
I would like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast
stuffed cornish game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a
white merlot would go well. I need some ideas for a good table wine
that will not cost me a fortune.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill
No specific recommendations, but just a suggestion that you not limit
yourself to white wine just because it supposedly goes better with
fowl. Whatever wine you like is what goes best with food.

Jack Vin

Exactly why I'm asking!

Jill Grapes

"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I
would
like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast stuffed
cornish
game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a white merlot would go
well. I need some ideas for a good table wine that will not cost me a
fortune.

I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for having me over
for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very pretty; it's
a
small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass latch.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't spend
more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to cook with.
I
should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill

Wine is really a YMMV sort of thing, in my opinion.
Most of the wines I buy are the $15 range.
William Hill, Rosemount, Hess, Kendall Jackson are good choices for the
money.

Stace

jmcquown wrote:
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and
I would like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast
stuffed cornish game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a
white merlot would go well. I need some ideas for a good table wine
that will not cost me a fortune.

I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for having me
over for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very
pretty; it's a small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass
latch.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't
spend more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to
cook with. I should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill

If you're looking for a red to take....I would suggest a Pinot Noir. It has
a full flavor, without overwhelming the meal.

For a white....maybe a Gewurztraminer or a Chardonnay.

jmcquown wrote:

Jack Schidt® wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and
I would like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast
stuffed cornish game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a
white merlot would go well. I need some ideas for a good table wine
that will not cost me a fortune.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill
No specific recommendations, but just a suggestion that you not limit
yourself to white wine just because it supposedly goes better with
fowl. Whatever wine you like is what goes best with food.

Jack Vin

Exactly why I'm asking!

Jill Grapes

There are two wines that I have bought lately and that have gotten much
praise from guests.

Kendall-Jackson 2000, Vintner's Reserve, Merlot

Robert Mondavi 2001, Private Selection, Merlot

Both were bought at sale prices and were less than $12.00 per bottle and
both should be easy to find, since they are popular labels.

I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I would
like to take a nice bottle of wine.

Get something that will cut through and refresh the heaviness of food; a light
pinot griegio might do it. But my best recommendation for something like that
would be a case of good ale, with stout for the ones who like it.

Neil

Margaret Suran wrote:
jmcquown wrote:

Jack Schidt® wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message
...
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace)
and I would like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to
roast stuffed cornish game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking
perhaps a white merlot would go well. I need some ideas for a
good table wine that will not cost me a fortune.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill
No specific recommendations, but just a suggestion that you not
limit yourself to white wine just because it supposedly goes better
with fowl. Whatever wine you like is what goes best with food.

Jack Vin

Exactly why I'm asking!

Jill Grapes

There are two wines that I have bought lately and that have gotten
much praise from guests.

Kendall-Jackson 2000, Vintner's Reserve, Merlot

Robert Mondavi 2001, Private Selection, Merlot

Both were bought at sale prices and were less than $12.00 per bottle
and both should be easy to find, since they are popular labels.

Thank you, Margaret! I will look for them.

Jill

"jmcquown" writes:

I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I would
like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast stuffed cornish
game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a white merlot would go
well. I need some ideas for a good table wine that will not cost me a
fortune.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't spend
more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to cook with.

Your suggestions, please?

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jmcquown wrote:
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I would
like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast stuffed cornish
game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a white merlot would go
well. I need some ideas for a good table wine that will not cost me a
fortune.

I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for having me over
for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very pretty; it's a
small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass latch.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't spend
more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to cook with. I
should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill



Disclaimer -- I don't drink much wine and don't know all *that* much about
it. But I like to have wine at holiday meals.

I like to serve Beaujolais Nouveau at Thanksgiving. It's not too
expensive, and it somehow seems appropriate to drink the current year's
wine at Thanksgiving -- being thankful for the harvest. The bottle looks
festive, and the wine goes well with roast turkey and presumably other
roast fowl. Earlier this year I bought a bottle of "Sortesele Pino Grigio
2002 Santi" (I don't know what the "Santi" means. Maybe the name of the
village?) I tasted a sample of it at the liquor store a few months ago and
thought it would be good for Thanksgiving. In Thanksgivings past I've
bought an Australian Chardonnay that didn't have any "oak" to it. I hate
all that oak taste a lot of otherwise good California wines have.

A nice crisp German Riesling is a white wine that might be good with ham.

Inglenook's chianti is a wonderful cheap wine for cooking with or drinking
with pizza. Buy a big bottle, allegedly for cooking, and there will be
plenty leftover for drinking. ;-)

I wonder if Sangria would be good with ham?

Anyway, I hope this gives you some ideas. None of these should cost over $10.

Bob

jmcquown wrote:

I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I would
like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast stuffed cornish
game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a white merlot would go
well. I need some ideas for a good table wine that will not cost me a
fortune.

I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for having me over
for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very pretty; it's a
small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass latch.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't spend
more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to cook with. I
should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill



If you want a white, I'd suggest imported Gewurtztraminer(spicy)
or Pinot Grigio (mild) or even a Prosecco (sparkling).

gloria p

WardNA wrote:

I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and I would
like to take a nice bottle of wine.


Get something that will cut through and refresh the heaviness of food; a light
pinot griegio might do it. But my best recommendation for something like that
would be a case of good ale, with stout for the ones who like it.

Neil


How 'bout a Belgian trappist ale, like Chimay -- maybe a dubbel or tripel?
Or a Peche?

Bob

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: I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving
(grimace) and I would
: like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast
stuffed cornish
: game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a white
merlot would go
: well. I need some ideas for a good table wine that will not
cost me a
: fortune.
:
: I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for
having me over
: for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very
pretty; it's a
: small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass latch.
:
: I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also
don't spend
: more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to
cook with. I
: should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.
:
: Your suggestions, please?
:
: Jill
:
: ========

Dr. Zen Zen makes some very nice and very affordable white wines
that would be very good with a turkey dinner...

My personal favorite with Turkey is a Gewertztriminer (sp?!!) but
I can't think of who makes it (that I usually get). If it
helps - I can usually find it at a Krogers grocery store.

--
Cyndi
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jmcquown wrote:
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and
I would like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast
stuffed cornish game hens and bake a ham. I was thinking perhaps a
white merlot would go well. I need some ideas for a good table wine
that will not cost me a fortune.

I got him a "wine box", which I will present as a gift for having me
over for Thanksgiving, containing said bottle of wine. It's very
pretty; it's a small wooden chest with a brass handle and a brass
latch.

I'm not a wine buff; I don't buy wine in a box (!) but I also don't
spend more than $12 on a bottle for drinking and only $5 for wine to
cook with. I should say, I think Berringer's is highly overrated.

Your suggestions, please?

Jill

If you're looking for a red to take....I would suggest a Pinot Noir. It has
a full flavor, without overwhelming the meal.

Pinot Noir is *very* nice with turkey. Some Zins would be nice as well
but that's more a pick and choose (I would go for the mellower fruitier
ones).

We are red wine drinkers in our family and Pinot is it with our turkey. We
leave the Cabs for drinking with the Christmas prime rib (and the
chocolate tasting ;-).

Beaujolais (sp) Nouveau is also pretty good with turkey.

For a white....maybe a Gewurztraminer or a Chardonnay.

Nice buttery Chard ... yum.

Charlotte

zxcvbob wrote:
jmcquown wrote:
I'm going to my brother Scott's house for Thanksgiving (grimace) and
I would like to take a nice bottle of wine. He's planning to roast
stuffed cornish game hens and bake a ham.
Your suggestions, please?

Jill



Disclaimer -- I don't drink much wine and don't know all *that* much
about it. But I like to have wine at holiday meals.

I like to serve Beaujolais Nouveau at Thanksgiving. It's not too
expensive, and it somehow seems appropriate to drink the current
year's
wine at Thanksgiving -- being thankful for the harvest. The bottle
looks festive, and the wine goes well with roast turkey and
presumably other
roast fowl. Earlier this year I bought a bottle of "Sortesele Pino
Grigio 2002 Santi" (I don't know what the "Santi" means. Maybe the
name of the village?) I tasted a sample of it at the liquor store a
few months ago and thought it would be good for Thanksgiving. In
Thanksgivings past I've
bought an Australian Chardonnay that didn't have any "oak" to it. I
hate
all that oak taste a lot of otherwise good California wines have.

A nice crisp German Riesling is a white wine that might be good with
ham.

Inglenook's chianti is a wonderful cheap wine for cooking with or
drinking with pizza. Buy a big bottle, allegedly for cooking, and
there will be plenty leftover for drinking. ;-)

I wonder if Sangria would be good with ham?

Anyway, I hope this gives you some ideas. None of these should cost
over $10.

Bob

Absotively, Bob! Thanks!

Jill