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I would like to suggest the following wines for your Thanksgiving pleasure. Most of them have been reviewed already during the year in my Wine of the Week column: go to harneysliquors.com, and select blog. I have chosen these wines because, based on your feedback, they have proved to be your favorites. Thanksgiving is not the time to experiment; the comfort of tradition is most important: family and friends, food, and wine; we want everything to be predictably good. These wines are predictably good. And, none of them is over $20. A happy and delicious Thanksgiving!

WHISPERING ANGEL ROSE From France. One of the top-selling wines of the year. Dry, with a hint of strawberry.

TRIMBACH RIESLING From Alsace, France. Elegant, dry (not sweet), aromatic, and very flavorful, with high acidity that assures a clean, crisp finish.

ACROBAT OREGON PINOT GRIS Creamy without the aid of oak. Aromas and flavors of citrus fruit, pineapple, honeysuckle, melon, and apple, with a long, smooth finish.

FIRST CRUSH SAUVIGNON BLANC A delicious wine locally produced. It has the traditional flavors of Sauvignon Blanc: lime, guava, grapefruit, but the body is light with the hint of a fizz.

COLUMBIA CREST GRAND ESTATES MERLOT Those of you that know me, know that I am partial to the Merlots of Washington State, Columbia Valley, whose lushness, in my opinion, is matched only by the Merlots of Bordeaux and Tuscany.

14 HANDS RED BLEND From Columbia Valley, Washington State. Merlot-based, with Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.

TALMARD CHARDONNAY From France. Stainless steel fermented and aged. Fresh, creamy, dry, with aromas and flavors of tropical fruits.

CREME DE LYS CHARDONNAY, CALIFORNIA. Creamy and buttery. Lush flavors of tropical fruit, apple, vanilla, and a hint of butterscotch.

KRIS PINOT GRIGIO My favorite Italian Pinot Grigio, differing in style from Oregon Pinot Gris. Light and crisp, with hints of citrus, tangerine, apricot, and honeysuckle. 

GASCON MALBEC  MENDOZA, ARGENTINA. For those who want gusto in their wines. Full-bodied, soft tannins, flavors of blackberry, plum, spices, and a hint of mocha.

OZV ZINFANDEL Full-bodied, jammy fruit, spicy, soft tannins. A Zinfandel to which you will compare future Zinfandels.