What wine goes with turkey?

We are thankful for a summer of travel to Paris for just the 2 of us last summer. We will actually be toasting and planning a summer trip to Vienna for 4 family members this summer. I'll PM you later and I want to ask a couple of questions on the forum too. We will be staying in a little wine area, not the one to the north of Vienna, but I can't wait to see what types of vineyards we'll be able to walk to. Enjoy the snow and the markets! Lots of sunshine here.

I'm thankful just to be able to trave l.And for the wonderful opportunities we've had for the past few years for some terrific home exchanges which have allowed us to travel through many places in Europe when we want and how we want. We've exchanged in England (twice), Ireland, Austria, and The Netherlands with side trips to Italy, France, Belgium, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Next is Germany. We are thankful as well as lucky!

"I've got a lot to be thankful for...." Yes, how true!!

How about Bordeaux or Cotes du Rhone Villages with the turkey? I suppose it mainly depends on one's taste without getting too pricey.

Thomas, congratulations on a decade in Vienna! And Happy Thanksgiving to all Helpliners.

Haven't yet decided what wine I'm taking to Thanksgiving. Love your recommendation. A cozy night in an Austrian heuriger or Keller sounds pretty darned good.

Travel this year -- thankful for a trip down to Lake Annecy to the beautiful village of Talloires, and some lovely hospitality in Annecy itself, and my first-ever trip to Dublin in September.

Good health and enough wealth to plan more trips in 2014. Truly much to be grateful for as we approach the holidays. While making coffee this morning and mindlessly letting the water run, I then thought of friends in a very poor country where, by comparison per just one element of life, meager supplies of clean water are highly cherished.

I finally made it to the Adirondacks for summer break with family. I'm headed to Hershey, PA for Thanksgiving and expecting some serious chocolate. Next year, I'm hoping to get back to the UK, for business if not also for pleasure!

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Pam

Thomas,

Congratulations on your first decade in Vienna! I'm sure living there has provided many interesting moments.

I'm thankful for good health, the ability to travel, a roof over my head and food on the table, among other things. Even though I had somewhat of a "spartan" Thanksgiving, it was infinitely better than people in some parts of the world have. One of my relatives is currently in the Philippines working with a U.S.-based disaster relief organization, and I'm sure I'll be even more thankful once I've had a chance to speak with him.

I don't recall what type of wine I had on Thanksgiving, but it was likely an Okanagan product and whatever I happened to have on hand at the time. I asked my oldest Son (who works in the liquor industry and is well educated about that sort of thing) which wine would be best with Turkey and his suggestion was Reisling or Gewurtztraminer.

Cheers!

Thanksgiving dinner is a bit delayed at our household since everyone has to work on Thursday as usual.

The drink of choice will be a warm mulled apple cider, since no one drinks in our household and we aren't having any guests this year unfortunately. There are always lots of people on Thanksgiving in our tiny apt. but due to my vacation, just didn't plan on any invites this year. Miss having those single expat friends, Soldiers and Marines at our table.

Am tremendously grateful that we earned enough money this year to pay the rent and also be able to afford a trip to Cal. to visit with my father. We hadn't seen each other in 14 years and it was so lovely to re-connect in person. Happy that my kids are doing well and that we are all healthy.

Such wonderful responses from everyone. I recently read somewhere that "thankfulness is the cornerstone on which all other virtues are built." I like that thought and am sometimes overwhelmed with the stuff. Especially --as was mentioned above-- when thinking about all the people in the world who manage to carry on despite having so little. The Philippines comes to mind, in their hour of need. To be able to travel for fun and knowledge: that is heaven!

P.S. -- Got a surprise inch of snow yesterday evening. Very festive! Happy Turkey Day!