Thanksgiving Wine: The One Bottle You'll Want

Between cooking the turkey, making the sweet potatoes and baking the pumpkin pie, finding the right wine can feel like an undertaking all its own. To help narrow down the selection, we called a local wine shop to ask for their one suggestion.

Jairo Priguero from in Tarrytown, which has been in the area for almost 12 years, recommends Spanish wines and, in particular, the Mas De Bazan, Reserva 2006.

He describes the bottle—priced at $24.99—as having an “excellent flavor.”

Why is it great for Thanksgiving? “It has a little bit more of that soft elegance on the finish with a lively tartness—a cranberry tartness—which goes extremely well with turkey…” he says. He also notes that there is, “still a little weight in the middle that goes well with root vegetable dishes.” 

And tell us: Is wine a big component of your Thanksgiving dinner? Does your family drink the same type every year or are you looking for something different?