Originally published on November 27, 2008.
I enjoy Thanksgiving at my house. My husband cooks, the kids spend about 2 minutes at the table (expected because they’re 4 and 2) before heading off to comandeer the computer (scary because they’re 4 and 2) and the grown-ups eat lots of yummy food. But I imagine some people don’t have it so easy…they have crazy relatives and choose their wine selections based on quantity. Luckily, they can have some quality too.
Here are some options we have at the store:
Roger Perrin Cote du Rhone 3000ml BOX: 4 bottles in 1 box and a handy spout for easy pouring. The wine is good and it comes out to less than $10/bottle. In the case that you wind up not drinking an entire box in one day, the packaging is meant to preserve the wine for weeks. We opened a box here and kept taking sips every several days (this was important research, not simply in-store drinking). 4 weeks in, the wine was still as nice as the day we opened it. It probably would have lasted longer, but oddly, we didn’t have any more to try.
Balthasar Ress Riesling Halbroken 1 Liter Bottle: A big bottle of German happiness! Slightly sweet, totally uncomplicated, it pairs well with most foods and it’s nice on it’s own. So you can drink it before during and after the meal.
Yellow + Blue 1 liter Tetrapacks, Malbec and Torrontes: The malbec is a huge favorite and now there’s a white option with the Torrontes. Good value – and added bonus: tetrapacks won’t break if you need to throw them at your crazy relatives.
If any of these sound good (or necessary) hurry up and get to the store. We close at 2pm on the button!