Wine with turkey
What’s popular: Belle Glos Pinot Noir Clark & Telephone
What we suggest: Éric Texier Côte-Rôtie Vieilles Vignes
Wine with ham
What’s popular: Orin Swift’s The Prisoner Napa Valley Red
What we suggest: 2008 Zeltinger Sonnenuhr / Riesling Spätlese one star
Cheap but good red wine (under $10)
Banfi Col di Sasso Cabernet
Sauvignon Sangiovese
Cheap but good white wine (under $10)
Alois Lageder Pinot Grigio / Riff Terra Alpina
Host/hostess gift
Champagne / Sparkling wine; Add a bottle of Chambord or St. Germain Elderflower liqueur for cocktails!
Three spirits to add to your hot chocolate
Frangelico • Tequila / Rum or a Rum-based flavored liqueur such as Kahlua
Seasonal winter beers to try
• Cold Mountain Winter Ale by Highland Brewing Co.
• White Christmas, Samuel Adams by The Boston Beer Company
• Frosted Frog Christmas Ale (Winter Warmer) by Hoppin’ Frog Brewery
Great alcohol gift under $15
• Eggnog for the holidays
• The Irishman, Irish cream
• Ivanabitch Vodka and flavors
Alcohol gift if money is no object
• Colgin Cariad 2005 Napa Valley Proprietary Red ($529.99)
• Don Julio Real Tequila ($359.99)
Alcohol gift if money REALLY is no object
• Hennessy Richard Cognac ($2,999.99)
• 1997 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon ($4,649.97)
Top photo: Drink up, big spenders! This Hennessy Richard Cognac goes for almost $3,000 a bottle (Publicity photo)