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I am hosting Thanksgiving and know nothing about wine. Could I get some recommendations on some red and white wines from some of you? I figure it would be good to have a small variety, nothing too expensive but still decent.Thanks
To keep it simple, I would get 14 Hands Red Blend and the White Blend, both good WA wine. Or for White's get a Hoage Cellars Pinot Gree but stick with the 14 Hands Red.
I wouldn’t advise anything with 2020 on it, just saying.
You’ll have a dry crowd and a sweet crowd. Most of the ladies at my table like the Riesling’s, and the Blushes. They are the sweeter variety. My favorite besides my house wine (homemade) is Latahs creek huckleberry. It’s not easy to come by. Definitely good to have a variety and a bottle of wine goes pretty fast
It really depends on the food and the people that will be drinking. I work in the food industry so I have had to do my fair share of suggesting wines based off little more than someones food order, my picks would be:Reds:Dusted Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Tenshen Red Blend Peppebridge Trine, or Cabernet ( a little more pricy)Pascual Toso Malbec Head 2 Head red (Sangiovese and syrah blend that I remember was quiet nice).Lighter reds:Lange Pinot Noir (Willamette Valley)Skylark Red BellyIf you want to get fancy a 2016 Chateauneuf du Pape is hard to beat, (ooo la la French)Whites: Kestrel makes a decent C*censored*nay. Nice French Whites: Pouilly-Fuisse Marie Antoinette(C*censored*nay)Pouilly Fume (Sauvignon Blanc)You can also look for a "maconaise" or "Macon" wine. Tell people you picked up a little white burgundy and they'll ooh and ah.Total Wine is a good place, as is Central Market for the more specialty stuff.
I have heard that a nice Chianti pars well with liver and fava beans