Rich and flavorful turkey gravy is an essential part of Thanksgiving dinner, and these virtually foolproof recipes are sure to delight. Choose from gravy recipes flavored with white wine, bourbon, cider, or simply delicious pan drippings.

This gravy is made right in the roasting pan once the turkey is done. Flour cooked in the turkey drippings makes the gravy thick and silky.

Add carrots and onions to the turkey roasting pan in order to make this pan gravy. Deepen flavor and color with dry sherry or red wine.

The flavor base of this gravy comes from the turkey neck, along with carrots, onion, and celery that have roasted beneath the bird, slowly browning and absorbing the turkey drippings. White wine rounds out the flavors, and all-purpose flour provides the thickening.

Make the most of the juices baked onto your turkey's roasting pan by adding dry white wine to release their flavors, then putting the drippings back in the pan. This gravy is a companion to our Roast Turkey with Rosemary and Lemon, but drippings from any turkey will work.

Dry white wine, bourbon, and a touch of cream make this gravy ultra-rich. The liquor cooks off and leaves behind the round, caramel-nuanced flavor of the bourbon.

This comprehensive recipe begins by making stock from turkey giblets, celery, carrots, onion, and aromatic seasonings. The gravy incorporates turkey pan drippings and gets a subtle sweetness from apple cider.