Holiday meals seem made for turkey, but also for earthy root vegetables (often caramelized), roast chicken, stuffing, honey ham and buttery mashed potatoes, sweet yams, creamy soups and tangy cranberry sauces.
But often salmon, smoked sausage, vegetarian turkey with mushroom gravy or sometimes richer lamb and duck.
Below are a broad selection of those wines I think pair best with these dishes: Riesling, Viognier, Gewurztraminer, fragrant white blends and other ripe aromatic whites. Also: Pinot Noir, elegant earthy reds and bubbles...