Hey siva66, I have to agree with CasaSoho on the lower end Pinots, I have found one and only one that is in the low $20 range that I will pour on a regular basis. Windy Oaks Estates, out of the Santa Cruz Mountains, 2004 Pinot Noir Cuvee which I get for ~$24 being a club member .... seriously good juice, seriously. "If" you can find a bottle, I purchased the wineries last case last month, in your neck of the woods, give it a try.
Thanksgiving is one of the most dificult meals to pair just one wine with, due to all of the fixins and side's involved in the meal. Also depending on how you prepare the turkey could influence your wine selection. We cook our turkey on the BBQ so we use the smokeiness flavor to help us select a wine, or wines. The winery that I'm working with does have a
Pinot that I can't wait to try with Thanksgiving dinner. It has a cranberry element to it, also quit acidic, that I think should go great with a turkey and gravy dinner. We're blowing it out the door at $20 a bottle right now, originally sold for $30 a bottle. If your interested, PM me for more details, if you order directly from the winery tell them the Wine Pimp sent you
I'm probably going to be pouring a few different wines with Thanksgiving dinner. Of course the 2003 Eno "The Great Promise" Pinot Noir but also a 1996 Dom Perignon, 2004 Windy Oaks Estate "Wild Yeast" a Rousanne that I haven't yet selected and probably a Port to go with our cigars later in the evening.
Hope this helps ...
David
Edit: Okay, I did a little poking around in my tasting notes and found a couple of other $20 range Pinots that I could recommend. 2003 Baileyana Edna Valley Estate Pinot Noir, 2005 Cambria Julias Vineyard Pinot Noir, 2004 Byron Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir