Wrong match up

Hey Larry, An inexpensive Piesporter Riesling is always appropriate for many folks, but a red is also good. This years good and cheap wine is the 2002 Rex Goliath 47 pound Rooster Pinot Noir. I always serve an inexpensive Riesling, a PN, and maybe a Zin (on Thanksgiving) with turkey. There are exceptions of course. This year, we dug out a Vouvray for a guest who wanted a white wine - but not "that" sweet. Every year around Thanksgiving, I try to find a good (and fairly inexpensive) Pinot Noir to serve with the turkey. It's getting more difficult.

Serving a variety of wines is a good thing.

Dick

What was the medium dry Riesling you served, Larry?

I just served a 2001 JJ Prum Riesling Kabinett (off-dry) with turkey, and people liked it. Of course, we had candied sweet potatoes, and sweet jello salad. These side dishes changed the complexion of the meal. We also had people who prefer wines (and foods) a little sweeter. I also served a Lion Valley Reserve Pinot Noir from OR. I found this a little young and woody, and others did not like it.

Personal preferences have a lot to do with the preferred wine for turkey or other things). I happen to think that turkey is one of the most versitile foods, pairing reasonably well with a lot of wines. However, some would disagree with this statement.

Tom Schellberg

It was an Ontario wine-Henry of Pelham. Think As Dick suggested, I should have gone with the lighter reds too. Will try again soon.

Larry Stumpf, S. Ontario, Canada

After dinner, in the hot tub with your significant other, after all the guests have gone home. ;^)

Tom S

;-}

Larry Stumpf, S. Ontario, Canada

Okeedohkee, wines for the hot tub - anyone?

Don't have a hot tub, but I'm curious - just in case. Dick

Champagne (the real thing, of course).

M.

How about the wines of "Cleavage Creek"?

No, I didn't make that up - but I wish I had! They're doing a land-office business. I just wonder how they got the label past the Feds.

Tom S

"Tom S" wrote in news:nJFHb.2801$ snipped-for-privacy@newssvr27.news.prodigy.com:

Sorry, but if I was in a hot tub with a gentleman(no, strike that), goober, and he pulled out a bottle of something named "Cleavage Creek", regardless of what it tasted like or how the label looked (and I wasn't tempted to look) he could just share the hot tub with his bottle. Nyah!

d. (one of the few gals here, apparently...;D) PS, I'm with M. Pronay, Champagne for me...

Oh, they're donating to breast cancer research...

Dana

Thank you very much!

M.

Michael Pronay wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@pronay.com:

:)

I know, he's married, sigh. ;) d. "If it weren't for Herr Pronay, I would never have tasted GV! Yum!!"

Thank you even morer ... ;-)

M.

There are several people in here, me being one, that have tried and loved GV after hearing of its virtues from Michael. GV has gone from a wine I had never heard of, to one that that I always look for when I'm in a wine store.

-- Cliff

Cliff Brown wrote on 29 Dec 2003:

Well, it took me a couple of minutes to figure out what GV was. I finally did a Google groups search for "GV Pronay" and found an old post that identified it as Grüner Veltliner.

I'll look for a bottle to try. Any recommendations in the less than $30 range?

I have been lurking in the group for several months and have enjoyed the discussions and friendliness of the posts.

Bill Hogsett Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA

Well, good producers include Knoll, Hiedler, Bründlmayer, FX Pichler, Prager, and Hirsch (though might be tough to find a FX Pichler for under $30US). Where are you? Most US places don't have a huge selection of Austrian wines. If we knew where you were (or where you could ship from), might be easier to make specific suggestions. Welcome to posting here! Dale

Dale Williams Drop "damnspam" to reply

Try a google search - Michael has given advice quite a few times! Remember to look for the word "Smaragd" on the label, the highest level of ripeness and also make sure the ABV is at least 13%. Anders

snipped-for-privacy@aol.comdamnspam (Dale Williams) wrote on 29 Dec 2003:

Thanks Dale, I am in Shaker Heights, Ohio which is a suburb of Cleveland.

Another poster suggested I do a Google search for recommendations and I'll do that, but if you can point me to a source that ships that would be nice.

Bill Hogsett