Food and wine

What wine goes with turkey?

For turkey, start with Merlot, Pinot Noir or Pinot Gris. Barello is a home cellar and bar app that tells you what to open tonight, what to keep, and what you can mix from what you have.

Pick by what you like

A wine's age counts from its vintage, the year on the label.

Red

Merlot

dry, medium to full-bodied

It's soft and plummy, so it won't overpower the turkey.

Drink it between 3 and 12 years after its vintage. It's best about 6 years in.

Red

Pinot Noir

dry, medium-bodied

It's light and fruity, so it suits turkey without swamping it.

Drink it between 2 and 8 years after its vintage. It's best about 4 years in.

White

Pinot Gris

dry, light to medium-bodied

It has a little spice and enough fruit to hold its own with roast turkey.

Drink it within 2 years of its vintage. It's best about a year in.

Sparkling

Sparkling wine

The bubbles cut through rich roast turkey and keep each mouthful fresh.

If there's a year on the label, drink it within 6 years of it. Without one, drink it soon.

These ages assume you keep the wine somewhere cool. If yours is somewhere warmer, open it sooner.

Other good matches

With the turkey, you could also open Chardonnay, Sangiovese or Riesling.

Add your bottles, tell Barello what's for dinner, and it picks one that's ready to drink.