Overview
- Open the meal with a dry sparkling wine to set a festive tone and match snacks like nuts or charcuterie.
- For the main course, experts favor chardonnay’s creamy texture or a dry rosé to complement turkey and gravy.
- Red‑wine drinkers are steered to lighter, low‑tannin styles such as pinot noir, gamay/beaujolais, grenache or merlot.
- Plan a low‑to‑high tannin progression across courses, saving cabernet for the finish or for robust desserts like pecan pie.
- Shoppers get named bottles with prices from the Capital Gazette, while the Inquirer adds eight PLCB picks under $25, including prosecco, off‑dry German riesling, sweeter red blends, cream sherry and late bottled vintage port for sugary sides and desserts.