Wine recommendations usually focus on Thanksgiving (or Christmas) turkey dinner.
But what do you do the next day with all that leftover turkey and the dishes you make from it?
Here are some wine pairing tips that Leanne and I discussed on CTV. Play the video above by clicking on the arrow.
You can also watch the first part of our turkey wine pairing chat.
Turkey Tetrazinni — Florentine, meat loaf
Turkey tetrazzini or florentine has an opulent, rich, creamy sauce with parmesan and mushrooms. Bring on wines of equal character.
Southbrook Vineyards Seriously Cool Chardonnay
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario VQA, Canada
Kim Crawford Pinot Noir
Marlborough, New Zealand
Mexican Mole
The chocolate-inflected dish Mexican mole needs wines with a coffee or dark chocolate character.
Ravenswood Vintners Blend Old Vine Zinfandel
California, United States
Henry of Pelham Winery Vidal Icewine
Niagara Escarpment, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Turkey cutlets
How to brighten next-day turkey cutlets (that could be a little dry)? A crisp, unoaked Chardonnay.
Yalumba The Y Series Unwooded Chardonnay
South Australia, Australia
Turkey Sub Sandwich
Pinot Noir goes well with a turkey sandwich, especially when there’s also dark meat.
Inniskillin Niagara Estate Pinot Noir
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario V.Q.A., Canada
Turkey Pizza
The best match for turkey pizza? Champagne of course! Why save the best wine only for Thanksgiving day … you need something to look forward to as you work your way through those dishes ;)
Dom Pérignon Brut Vintage Champagne 2006
Champagne A.C., France
Posted with permission of CTV
