The 8 Best Wines for Thanksgiving in 2021

La Marca Proseco 187 ml

Every gathering needs a bubbly to match the sheer joy and excitement of getting together. And if you have guests who want a cocktail or two, this prosecco is game for that too. On the nose, La Marca Prosecco is citrusy, and the flavor is juicy apples and pears and some minerality. Bubbles are full textured and persistent making this a very approachable thirst quencher.

Serve as a classy pre-dinner sip—but you don’t have to stop there. La Marca provides that refreshing sip to cut through what is usually a rich and heavy meal. So, this wine can be brought to the dinner table as well.

Ravines Argetsinger Vineyard Dry Riesling

“One of the most food-friendly white wines is Riesling. The styles can vary between very dry to very sweet, but for Thanksgiving, I focus on the very dry to dry styles. One area, in particular, I love for Riesling is the Finger Lake region of New York," says Chris.

“Ravines Argetsinger Vineyard Dry Riesling with its notes of apple skin, a stiff acidity, and medium body lends itself to the creamy textures and varied flavors of the Thanksgiving table and the autumn season.”

Gerard Bertand Cote des Roses Rosé

A delicious rosé is a good choice for a Thanksgiving meal, although it may not look like an obvious one. A Rosé can vary from light to full-bodied, making it a versatile wine that makes it food-friendly. The Gerard Bertand Cote des Roses Rosé is a blend of Cinsaut, Grenache, and Syrah from the Languedoc region in France. It’s a dry and crisp wine with red currants, strawberry, watermelon, and floral notes with a citrusy finish.

It is easy to drink and makes for a good wine to get the conversation going at the beginning of the meal. And for those guests who may not want a red wine, this is wine they can keep going back for.

Antoine Sunier Régnié

Eating and drinking all day with family and friends warrants a cru Beaujolais in copious amounts. Régnié is the youngest of the Beaujolais crus and the wines from this region stylistically have lively fruit flavors and distinctive structure. The Antoine Sunier Régnié has high tones of violets and black cherry on the nose. The bright fruit flavors of cherries and raspberries are almost edgy—but in a good way. The wine has a warm spiced long finish. It’s medium to full-bodied with delicious acidity, which invites you to drink.

Jackson Triggs Vidal Ice Wine

Wine Educator and Certified Specialist of Wine Cindy Eger is partial to the Jackson Triggs Vidal Ice wine. “It pleases people of all ages and makes everyone smile," she says. “When you select a sweet wine, it should be as sweet or sweeter than the desserts that you are going to serve it with."

With notes of honey, tropical fruits, raisins, and caramel, this ice wine is great to sip on its own and to serve with any desserts on the Thanksgiving table.

Alvear Solera Cream

Hints of toffee, nuts, figs, and raisins with a salty and smooth finish, the Alvear solera has a velvety yet layered texture. It's sort of like a dessert you can sip to satisfy your sweet craving until you are up to the task of getting back to the pie, or pies as the case may be. Made in the Oloroso style with PX for fortification and sweetness, this nuanced sherry from the Andalucía region is a great sipping wine for the sherry lover. With its deep notes of caramel and nuts, it also makes a great companion to desserts.

Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin

From the ancestral home of pinot noir, Burgundy, comes this beautiful wine bursting with red fruit, spice, and black tea flavors. Medium acidity and medium-bodied with an extended finish, the fruit flavors are ripe red berry and cherry notes. The Louis Jadot Gevrey-Chambertin is a versatile wine that would pair perfectly with a variety of food. If you are having an intimate gathering, this is a quality wine to splurge on for the holiday. It’s easy to fall in love with this wine.

Erath Pinot Noir

Delicious notes of purple berry fruits and hints of baking spices with modest tannins make this a very drinkable wine that doesn’t need food to go along. But when you do bring the food along, it goes on merrily with the fattiness, sweetness, spices, or anything else that you bring to the table. It features a lot of acidity to keep people coming back for more and it appeals to red and white wine lovers equally. It is an excellent choice when you need more than a few bottles for your gathering.