Well, since no one else has done it, I'll ask?

What are you drinking with Thanksgiving dinner this year?

I am going to the in-laws and as usual am expected to bring the wine. (Almost everybody at the dinner wants me to bring red wine) This year I thought I'd take:
2001 Rosenblum Zinfandel San Francisco Bay Carla's Vineyards
1999 Cline Syrah Los Carneros
2001 Gérard Weinzorn Riesling Alsace, and
a dessert wine that I have not yet decided upon.

A variety of 2001 Turley Zinfandels and Petit Syrahs including Hayne and Library.

dinwiddie...

It's fairly short and sweet, but...Read this

pinot fest. i haven't picked which designations yet, but i am positive of the labels..

melville
loring
siduri
roar
seasmoke
merry edwards

and it's just going to be me and mrs t(and our 3 cats, but they don't drink. wine. <^..^>) so forgive me in advance for any rants that make no sense on thursday!LOL

I've decided not to shlep wine home for Thanksgiving, frankly it's just too much of a pain, and I always have to try and convert the masses that a pinot or zin will go well with turkey. That's a fight I gave up on last year and now I just go with the flow. Instead I'm brining one bottle of 1977 Warre VP. and I will get a selection of cheese when I'm home to go with it.

Martinelli dry select Gewurtztraminer
01 Rosenblum Carlas Vineyard Zin (funny, we are thinking alike)
01 spatlese riesling (not sure which one yet)

There will be a lot of people, so I think I will bring a 2000/1 CA Pinot sampler pack:
Adrian Fog
ABC
Brogan
Du Mol
Seven Lions
Mendelson
WesMar (one of my favorites)

There will be 8 adults and only 3 care much about wine- my wife,younger son, and me. I want to open American wines, so I'll probably pick a Stag's Leap Sauvignon B;lanc for those who want white. I'll have a Marietta Old Vine Red #32 open and possibly a 2001 De Ponte Pinot Noir (BHVineyrad's wine). For those that want something a little sweet, I bought a nv Montezuma Cranberry Bog from the winery in the Finger Lakes region when I visited the area. It's made 100% from cranberries, simple, and tasty.

Looks like I am going to be taking:

01' Roar Pisoni Vineyards Pinot Noir
00' Showket Cab.

'02 Weegmuller Mubbacher Eselshaut Riesling Kabinett Halbtrocken - 2 bottles
'02 Domaine Des Valanges Macon Davaye - 2 bottles
'99 Cristom Jessie's Vineyard Pinot Noir (magnum)

And if we go thru all that, I'll open some '01 Dom. Casenove Dominis M Vin de Pays Catalan.

jb

Since we're doing the BBQ turkey we're bringing along some Zin's and red table wines.
DeRose Hollywood Red #5
Milliare Simply Red
2000 Unti Rosso Del Campo

2001 Story Winery Picnic Hill Zinfandel
2000 Vill Toscano Fox Creek Zinfandel (Century Old Vines)

Pinot sampler for friends to taste that have never tried any of these makers:

Loring
Roar
Seasmoke
Siduri
Melville

I'm going to keep a bottle open for me in the cellar and put some crap on the table.

Yesterday for Thanksgiving with my bros, my dad and his wife we had--

2001 Henry's Drive Shiraz
2000 Dom. la Soumade Rasteau Cotes du Rhone


For dining out on Thanksgiving where one of the people is a recovering (mostly I think) alcoholic, NADA, NIL, ZILCH.

For Thanksgiving with the Mrs. TJ clan on Saturday, hmmm, must think on that one. heh heh heh

Honestly pops, defacating on the table is NOT the best way to express yourself.

Smart Ass.
No, the crap I mean is some crummy old bottle of Opus or something. Like that!

I'm just kidding pops. Really. What's that? Writing me out of the will?! What? Don't you think that is a little premature? I mean, uh, c'mon pops, I was only kidding!

Just winging it. Not really sure which Siduri's or Loring's I plan on bringing yet. Friends I am dining with are interested and have never tried any of these so I figured what the hell.

tj,
You think I ever take you seriousely?