The Best Three Types of Wine for Thanksgiving Leftovers
Ray Isle
Updated
Use these leftover turkey recipes to make the most of your holiday meal for the entire week. These wines for Thanksgiving leftovers are the perfect pairings to match.
Using up Thanksgiving leftovers requires some ingenuity and a high tolerance for repetition. These are the best bets for tasty post-holiday meal pairings.
Turkey Soup: 2012 Calera Central Coast Chardonnay ($18)
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Lightly oaked California Chardonnays like this lemon-scented variety are rich enough to pair with creamy soups but not too full-bodied for brothy ones.
Turkey Sandwiches: 2012 Muga Rosado ($13)
Dry rosés, which combine the light freshness of white wines with the fruitiness of reds, are the ideal weight to accompany flavorful turkey sandwiches. (They also taste good with cranberry sauce.)
Turkey Casserole: 2012 Charles Smith Wines The Velvet Devil Merlot ($12)
Creamy casseroles are best with a red that has some tannic backbone—tannins cut the richness and refresh the palate. Merlot from Washington state, like this plush, berry-rich bottling, is a great choice.
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Article updated October 2013.