What Turkey Do You Pair With Twisted Oak? (Crowdsourced Version)

We recently asked this question of our Twisted Few members, as well as our Facebook fans:

"I've often maintained that all Twisted Oak wines pair great with rubber chicken, but they all are also really good with turkey - depending on how the turkey is prepared.

"So, tell me your favorite Twisted Oak wine and turkey pairing. Be sure to include the name of the wine (ok, duh) and describe your turkey dish in a couple of sentences."

Here then are the best responses (in no particular order)!

Too Easy. Turducken paired with the wine that rhymes with Tur*%#&@!en - George Nowicki

I like pairing the Spaniard with myself. My wife says I can be a bit of a turkey. - Matt Brown

Oh, for me it's definitely my "Habanero and Chipotle" turkey and a nice bottle of potty-mouth (or "unspeakable" as we sometimes call it). You see, I rub the turkey with chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, then make a paste with diced habaneros that I insert between the turkey skin and the meat. Smells wonderful and is so spicy that people will literally turn read and smoke from their ears. The wine? I enjoy the bottle while watching them guzzle ice water trying to quench the fire. Cheers! - Dan King

It's all about the port! A little Pig Stai and and grandma's turkey recipe. The one where you drink the wine first then go yelling come back little turkey as it slides to the floor. (true story, never let her forget that Thanksgiving) - Angela Ryan-Morrow

I like to pair my dinner with the red potty-mouth but while cooking I enjoy some of the Ruben's Blend... and 1 cup poured over the turkey the last hour of cooking and you have the most fabulous gravy... I've done this for the last 3 years started with the white potty-mouth but now have to settle for the Ruben's Blend since Twisted doesn't make shit wine anymore :-P... Really is there anything that a twisted wine doesn't pair well with??? I like drinking without food... but some say I have a problem. - Heather Minnick Mitchell

I'd say, pop on a pair of rubber boots, get gun, take cold wine. Early start to day - shoot turkey, pluck turkey - and then give to wife with chilled wine for her to finish. (Not that that I'm speaking from experience, just saying some wine would have gone a long way to help with the prepping of wild bird). - Alexandra Napier Duarte

For the last couple years we have gone with *%#&@! And a slow roast BBQ turkey in the barrel. Take the turkey stuff it with some cut up citrus and seasonings, pour in a little wine and then hook it and cook it for three hours. - Eric Brennan

I pair The Spaniard with my AchioteBBQ Turkey. Turkey is brined with cumin and chilis THEN rubbed with a butter, achiote paste mixture and stuffed with chipolte chilis, onion and jalapenos. Gravy gets a kick from grilled chilis and masa. Stuffing is made in the oven with chorizo and homemade cornbread. YUMMY - Kendall Baldwin Flint

Oh I love my Murgy... and just drank a bottle of Parcel 17... pronounced by my son as Par-sell 17... he made it sound fancy so that would work for those snootier folks at a holiday table... :-) and it too would pair nice with a giant helping of Turkey and all the fixings... Another one not mentioned yet would be my second favorite wine ... First being Spaniard... River of Skulls... - Heather Minnick Mitchell (again!)

Thinly sliced smoked turkey and thin sliced Black Forest ham with roasted red pepper slices and a little lettuce on a french roll drizzled with extra virgin olive oil and a rub of fresh garlic which is then toasted...mmm....I eat with Twisted Oak Tempranillo - Tom Vannucci

Thanksgiving is all about relatives you may not see every day and may not care to see much after the holiday.  What says 'family drama' with turkey more than *%#&@! and Roasted Turkey with Sage Butter (butter blended with fresh sage leaves and a little salt - rub under the skin, dot across the turkey top and roast your favorite way - I do mine on high heat for 30 minutes then slow roast 15 min per lb.) - Deanna Young

Last year at my kids pre-school party I discovered the best usage for left over Thanksgiving dinner.  One of the mom's took left over turkey meat, left over stuffing and veggies, mixed it all together, wet slightly with broth and wine and stuffed it all in an egg roll wrapper.  Then, she deep fried them.  Oh lord, they were so good.  Talk about a way to get all the skinny pre-school mom's to break their diet!  I plan to make this this year, post Thanksgiving and pair with Twisted Oak Viognier. - Monica Brown

Our fave Twisted Oak wine is the Potty Mouth and we LOVE it with this turkey dish: Turkey breast is best, so either cut into strips or buy that way, roll up and secure with strip of lightly cooked bacon. Cover with caramelized onions and thinly sliced deli meat (we like honey ham) that have been cooked in the bacon juices, then top with mixed up cream of chicken (2 cans) and a 16 oz container of sour cream. Cover with foil and bake for 6 hours at 275. Serve with white rice and colorful veggies. Enjoy!!! - Tricia Etherton

%#&@! Turkey Legs: Place 2 of the largest turkey legs you can find in a pan and into a 375-degree oven.  Bake till almost done (you'll know when they stop kickin' which is about 30 minutes).  While the legs are roasting, mix together a cup of %#&@! with 1/2 bottle of Bronco Bob's raspberry chipotle sauce (usually available at the winery).  Pour this glaze concoction over the legs and continue cooking for about 20 minutes.  Periodically baste the legs while enjoying a glass of %#&@! .  Serve with polenta and a green veggie of choice, as well as what remains of the %#&@! (or better yet, open another bottle and have some for dessert too). This beats fried rubber chicken legs anytime! Enjoy! - Sherri Camps (P.S.  Recipe makes delicious ribs too!)

Do you have a pairing? Please add it below in the comments!