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Whether you're a seasoned cook or hosting your first Thanksgiving party, eHow can help you pull off a holiday meal that looks effortless but tastes like you cooked for days. Start with your choice of eHow Thanksgiving menu ideas - from a simple potluck to an elaborate gourmet feast. Next, eHow sommeliers offer expert advice on selecting wines for Thanksgiving dinners, plus helpful wine tips to make you look like a wine connoisseur.

Thanksgiving Menus

1. Traditional Thanksgiving Menu
2. Potluck Thanksgiving Menu
3. Low-Fat Thanksgiving Menu
4. Vegetarian Thanksgiving Menu
5. Southern Thanksgiving Menu
6. Asian-American Thanksgiving Menu
7. Hispanic-American Thanksgiving Menu
8. African-American Thanksgiving Menu
9. Vegan Thanksgiving

First Time Cooking Thanksgiving Dinner

Worried about coordinating a big feast? Try picking up a few tips from our guide on
How to Plan A Thanksgiving Dinner Timetable

Thanksgiving Wines

• Try a wine that would go with any other simply roasted bird, such as a French or California Beaujolais nouveau (red) or sauvignon blanc (white).
• For grilled turkey, look for a medium-bodied California pinot noir, or fruity zinfandel.
• A spicy wine, such as a fruity gewürztraminer from California, will go with the sweet-spicy dishes.
• For a vegetarian menu, consider a robust red, such as a syrah or a sangiovese if there are tomato-based dishes.
• A slightly sweet German riesling or gewürztraminer or French rosé should go with many Thanksgiving dishes.

Wine FAQs

Question	Answer
My guests just arrived, but I forgot to put my white wine in the refrigerator.	As long as you have at least seven minutes, you have enough time to chill your wine, using a rapid chiller like the one featured here. How to Chill Wine Quickly
This is my first Thanksgiving and I can't open a wine bottle to save my life.	Like anything else, opening wine takes practice - but Thanksgiving Day is not the best time to do this. Open a few bottles ahead of time, and make sure you have a decent opener. How to Open a Wine Bottle
I practiced opening wine, like you said to do above, how do I keep it all from going bad?	A little oxygen can bring a wine alive, a lot can kill it. If you want to store the wine for any period of time, get a stopper. How to Preserve Wine in an Open Bottle