The Myth of the Perfect Thanksgiving Wine

Remember that family, happy recollections, and sharing the best in our lives is far more important than a wine that got 98 points. Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock

Almost any wine, red, white, rosé, or even sparkling, will be fine with all the myriad flavors extant on the traditional Thanksgiving table—but there’s one huge proviso: as long as you don’t expect the wine to work with the food.

That’s because no single wine will.