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Originally posted by mwagner7700:

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Originally posted by Spenser:
Any pinko commie who distains turkey on Thanksgiving should be deported to North Korea.

I agree.

Turkey sucks. You two deserve to spend the holidays with your families.

We're having Prime Rib and Lobster.

Going to open a Kistler Chardonnay and a cabernet or old world syrah TBD.

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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:


We're having Prime Rib and Lobster.

It will be you and your pal Kim Ill?

It's somewhat funny, but when they were deciding things like national items, Benjamin Franklin pushed for, and had a lot of guys on his side, to name the turkey as our "national bird", not the bald eagle.

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Originally posted by grunhauser:

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Originally posted by Gigond Ass:


We're having Prime Rib and Lobster.

It will be you and your pal Kim Ill?

I think Kim only eats human flesh.

will probably do California Pinot and some nice Chablis, maybe Alsace Reisling.

Since I am not as well-versed as so many of you on Italian wines, I'm hoping you can help with my Thanksgiving choice. I didn't want to start a new thread for this. If this is in a totally inappropriate place, I apologize.

We're going to dine at Va Pensiero and will want a bottle or two with our meal (it's just my husband and I). Can you suggest a couple under $200/bottle? The link will take you right to the wine list.

Many thanks.

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We're going to dine at Va Pensiero and will want a bottle or two with our meal (it's just my husband and I). Can you suggest a couple under $200/bottle? The link will take you right to the wine list.

Not a great Italian red list, but unfortunetly typical. Wines are either too young, over the hill or too expensive. Amarone is usually a poor choice most meal pairings. The Barolo list is all over the road with only one 1996 and one 1997. One 1961 for $500 and a lot from weak years at $200 that were never very good to begin with The Brunellos are too young also or just average wines in average years - again typical.

I'd probably just drink the Chaintis here. But, if you forced me to spend over $150, I'd probably baby kill the Fattoria dei Barbi Brunello Riserva - Just for the fun of it.

Up the budget a litte and there's a clear winner: 1988 Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva. Probably the best wine on the list. $250 is a tough nut to swallow though.

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Originally posted by Een:
Since I am not as well-versed as so many of you on Italian wines, I'm hoping you can help with my Thanksgiving choice. I didn't want to start a new thread for this. If this is in a totally inappropriate place, I apologize.

We're going to dine at Va Pensiero and will want a bottle or two with our meal (it's just my husband and I). Can you suggest a couple under $200/bottle? The link will take you right to the wine list.

Many thanks.

Dear Een,

Not knowing your palate, I'm at a bit of a loss.

The wines that jumped off the page for me at first blush were as follows. With more info on your palate and more time, I might add a few!

2003 Oreno. Good reviews, and the '01 is stunning. (Think Right Bank)
1990 & 1997 Solaia. I have had both and world class imo... world class!
2004 Feudi di San Gregorio, wonderful white if you need a white. (?)

Will spend more time reviewing tomorrow.

w+a

Hi Een,

I had the 2001 Asinone from Poliziano a month or so ago and found it to be quite tasty. Very fairly priced on their list to boot.

The 2001 Scarrone is tempting. I've had the normale and found it lovely. The VV should be quite nice.

The 1998 Parusso Mariondino might be a little young, but another nicely priced bottle I'd like to try depending on what I was munching on.

But.........for Thanksgiving, I'd stretch a couple bucks and have the 1990 Solaia.

All that being said, wait for our friend w + a to chime in. He'll have some good suggestions, I'm sure. Happy Thanksgiving!

PH

P.S. Day late and a dollar short!!

Oh, thank you both! I think we will definitely order the Solaia.

w+a, I am not sure if this will adequately answer your question as I feel as I am only really beginning to learn and understand wine beyond "that tastes good". I do not like heavily oaked wines. I am not fond of most sweet wine. Although I probably love champagne most, I find lately I tend toward pinot noir, barolo, syrah. It doesn't feel cool enough to warrant cabernet sauvignon yet. I relish trying new things and learning from them and trust your knowledge implicitly.

With the meal:

French Brut Vintage Champagne
Cali Zin (to be determined)
Cali Pinot Noir Chasseur 2004

While we cook:
Dupont Tisserandot Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 2002

04 Davis Dutton Chard
04 Loring Brosseau PN
04 Radio-Coteau Colinas Syrah

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Finally got everything together last night

Calera Pinot Noir Central Coast '04
Ch Ste Michelle Riesling Eroica '05
Ridge Zinfandel Lytton Springs '04

Sounds like good turkey day choices. Will do Fess Parke Pinot Noir and non-alcoholic for the non drinkers. Maybe sneak in a CA chardonnay as the evening goes on.

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Finally got everything together last night

Calera Pinot Noir Central Coast '04
Ch Ste Michelle Riesling Eroica '05
Ridge Zinfandel Lytton Springs '04

Frank Family Blanc De Blanc
Chasseur 03 RRV Chard
Chasseur 04 Joyce Pinot Noir
Domaine Alfred 04 Califa Pinot Noir

I'm drinking BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!!!!!!

It goes with EVERYTHING!!!

Ellner Rose NV.
CdP and S-l-Beaune...followed by a cognac fortified theraflu beverage. just saying hello to cold season.

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Originally posted by L4MG2K:
With the meal:

French Brut Vintage Champagne
Cali Zin (to be determined)
Cali Pinot Noir Chasseur 2004

While we cook:
Dupont Tisserandot Gevrey-Chambertin Les Cazetiers 2002

Which Chasseur did you have ? We had the SC Chard and pinot yesterday. Both were very good. The Chard was one of the best I've had.

I was going to stick to all American wines, but do to a request, we threw in one foreigner. The line-up:

2003 Christoffel Erben Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese ***

2004 Martinelli Martinelli Road Chardonnay

2004 Elyse Korte Ranch Zinfandel

2004 Fogdog Pinot Noir

2004 Phelps Eisrebe (375)