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"With Résonance Vineyard, we realized Willamette Valley is to the New World what Burgundy is to the Old World. There is a feeling, a spirit, an energy—a 'somewhereness' that tells us this place can produce expressive single-vineyard Pinot Noir wines with an identity and personality. " - Pierre-Henry Gagey, President of Maison Louis Jadot
This wine poured a beautiful, deep garnet and you immediately got berries and spice on the nose. It paired amazingly well with the smoked turkey that I had topped with a grape cranberry sauce, and enjoyed with stuffing and a piece of roasted fresh kielbasa.
It is a lovely wine that I will be talking about more during our Twitter wine chat on Saturday, December 19th, at 11 AM ET. You are welcome to join us. Just search #Winophiles and let us know that you're in the room. We would love a chance to welcome and meet you. The wineries @resonancewines and @lajadot will be joining us as well so it should be a great chat.
We have a Traeger grill and smoker. I used their Thanksgiving blend of wood pellets and their recipe for Traditional Smoked Thanksgiving Turkey with a couple of small adaptations.
Smoked Turkey
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, room temperature
- 2 T. minced garlic
- leaves from 10 fresh thyme sprigs
- leaves from10 fresh parsley sprigs
- coarse salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 (12-14) lb Turkey
Instructions
- Preheat smoker to 300*.
- Combine the butter, garlic, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Clean the turkey, reserving or discarding the neck and giblets. Loosen the skin on the breast of the turkey creating a pocket.
- Using clean hands, smear the butter mixture all over the turkey breast between the meat and the skin. Fill your turkey with your favorite stuffing and place directly onto the grill of your smoker.
- Smoke the turkey until an internal temperature of 175* is reached in the thigh next to the bone or a temperature of 165* is reached in the breast. This should take 3-4 hrs. Let rest for 15 minutes before carving.
Notes:
Recipe adapted from Traeger Grills
Calories
209.42Fat (grams)
18.09Sat. Fat (grams)
10.49Carbs (grams)
0.70Fiber (grams)
0.14Net carbs
0.56Sugar (grams)
0.03Protein (grams)
11.09Sodium (milligrams)
185.13Cholesterol (grams)
81.69
What a great Thanksgiving wine! I haven't cooked a turkey in about two decades. But if I did, I would definitely try your process...and wine pairing. Cheers.
ReplyDeleteI can imagine how delicious this was and how wonderfully it paired with this wine! What a glorious Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteYes, I have much to be thankful for.
DeleteThis looks delicious! We do not have a smoker, but certainly enjoy it when other people decide to share what they make in their smoker!
ReplyDeleteYes, it is good to have friends that share.
DeleteResentful vegan drooing! So glad you could join the pinot party, Wendy.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting and for the wonderful samples.
DeleteI thought about opening this for Thanksgiving, too! I held off to pair it with something different.
ReplyDeleteI will just have to get another bottle to try some of the other amazing pairings.
DeleteI smoked (lightly) a turkey a couple Thanksgivings ago. Unfortunately, my family only appreciates smoke with pork, so never again.
ReplyDeleteWe weren't sure what to expect but it was a big hit here.
DeleteI missed out on Turkey at Thanksgiving and the same for Christmas thus thoroughly enjoying your smoked version, something I've always wanted to do. Happy holidays to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Lynn and a healthy happy 2021 to you and yours.
DeleteSmoked turkey with this earthy Pinot sounds heavenly. Ordinary turkey was good, too - it's just a lovely wine.
ReplyDeleteIt sure is Linda.
DeleteI can absolutely picture how beautiful a pairing these two would make. Yum! what a tasty Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteOooh. We've never tried a smoked turkey. Thanks for the suggestion.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Jill.
DeleteThe pairing of smoked turkey, grape cranberry relish, and the Résonance sounds delightful!
ReplyDeleteIt certainly was Payal.
DeleteI love that you served the Résonance Pinot Noir for your Thanksgiving dinner, great choice.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane.
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