Best Value
Plus & Minus Pinot Noir NV
SA
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with roast turkey
Turkey and cranberry: Pinot Noir or a rich white.
Pinot Noir
Red berry fruit to match the cranberry sauce, with light tannin.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Pete's Pure Pinot Noir 2025
Murray Darling, NSW
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Deakin Estate Pinot Noir 2025
South East Australia
$13.83per bottle
$83.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Tempus Two Silver Series Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV
South Eastern Australia
$14.67per bottle
$176.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Chardonnay
Plenty of body for turkey breast, gravy and stuffing.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Winesmiths Premium Chardonnay 2000ml
SA
$7.94per 750ml equivalent
$127.00 for 6 × 2L
Cellars
Best Value
Rhythm and Rhyme Chardonnay NV
Riverland, SA
$11.00per bottle
$132.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Angove Long Row Chardonnay 2024
Riverland, SA
$11.17per bottle
$134.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Smith's Lane Estate Chardonnay 2023
North East Victoria
$12.00per bottle
$72.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Gamay
Light, bright and served cool. Perfect for a warm-weather roast.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Debussy Reverie Gamay 2024
Languedoc, France
$20.08per bottle
$241.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Villages /2024 2023
Beaujolais, France
$30.00per bottle
$360.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Fringe Societe Gamay 2025
South West France
$23.83per bottle
$143.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Aylesbury Estate Q05 Gamay 2023
Ferguson Valley, SA
$23.83per bottle
$286.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Grenache & GSM blends
For dark meat and rich stuffing, a softer, spicy red.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Angove ESTD 1886 SMG Shiraz Mourvèdre Grenache 2024
Riverland, SA
$16.67per bottle
$100.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Mr Mick Grenache 2024
Clare Valley, SA
$18.17per bottle
$109.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Sister's Run Cow's Corner Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
Barossa, SA
$19.42per bottle
$233.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Cellier des Dauphins Les Dauphins Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2024
Rhone Valley, France
$19.42per bottle
$233.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Tip
Turkey is lean, so choose wines with fruit rather than grip.
Best avoided
Big tannic reds make lean turkey taste dry.
About roast turkey and wine
Today’s picks run from $7.94 to $30.00 a bottle, chosen for value from 1,464 matching wines across the Australian retailers we compare. Six-packs and dozens are shown as a price per bottle.
Questions
What wine goes best with roast turkey?
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Gamay are the best matches for roast turkey. Red berry fruit to match the cranberry sauce, with light tannin.
What’s a good cheap wine with roast turkey?
Winesmiths Premium Chardonnay 2000ml is the cheapest of today’s picks at $7.94 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with roast turkey?
Big tannic reds make lean turkey taste dry.
