Buying wine in DC or MD

[Anonymous]

I need to buy 10-12 bottles of wine for Thanksgiving dinner.

1. Where should I go to get decent wine at a decent price without too much of a schlep?

2. I like Sauvignon blanc- is that okay with turkey? And can I just buy six identical bottles? Is Pinot Noir still the recommended red for poultry?

3. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

(I’m in Silver Spring, close-in)

[Anonymous]

Costco dc has the best prices. But magruders, Calvert and Woodley etc are good. You can drink whatever you like. But a light red would be a more compatible choice in many people’s minds.

[Anonymous]

Get Kirkland Sauvignon Blanc from the Costco in DC. I might get a variety of wine instead though.

[Anonymous]

Agree with Calvert and Woodley for good selection (they will give you good recommendations)

How many ppl are you serving? You should get multiples of the same wine (1 bottle for every 3 ppl is a decent rule) so for 6 ppl make sure have at least 2 of each wine. You could certainly do 6 of the same red, 6 of the same white.

Pinot is always a good choice for turkey. As are Cote du Rhône (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you go somewhere good, they will fit your budget with a decent selection.

Sauvignon Blanc - the main thing to do with wine is drink what you like. It would be a fine white for turkey. So would unoaked Chardonnay or Gruner Veltliner.

Some bubbles are always nice for pre dinner too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Calvert and Woodley for good selection (they will give you good recommendations)

How many ppl are you serving? You should get multiples of the same wine (1 bottle for every 3 ppl is a decent rule) so for 6 ppl make sure have at least 2 of each wine. You could certainly do 6 of the same red, 6 of the same white.

Pinot is always a good choice for turkey. As are Cote du Rhône (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you go somewhere good, they will fit your budget with a decent selection.

Sauvignon Blanc - the main thing to do with wine is drink what you like. It would be a fine white for turkey. So would unoaked Chardonnay or Gruner Veltliner.

Some bubbles are always nice for pre dinner too

Boy, your well runs dry mighty early.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get Kirkland Sauvignon Blanc from the Costco in DC. I might get a variety of wine instead though.

Ew no please don’t

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Calvert and Woodley for good selection (they will give you good recommendations)

How many ppl are you serving? You should get multiples of the same wine (1 bottle for every 3 ppl is a decent rule) so for 6 ppl make sure have at least 2 of each wine. You could certainly do 6 of the same red, 6 of the same white.

Pinot is always a good choice for turkey. As are Cote du Rhône (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you go somewhere good, they will fit your budget with a decent selection.

Sauvignon Blanc - the main thing to do with wine is drink what you like. It would be a fine white for turkey. So would unoaked Chardonnay or Gruner Veltliner.

Some bubbles are always nice for pre dinner too

Boy, your well runs dry mighty early.

Not everyone gets drunk for the holidays, lush.

[Anonymous]

The TPSS Co-op recently reopened and they have a decent variety of beer and wine for fair prices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Calvert and Woodley for good selection (they will give you good recommendations)

How many ppl are you serving? You should get multiples of the same wine (1 bottle for every 3 ppl is a decent rule) so for 6 ppl make sure have at least 2 of each wine. You could certainly do 6 of the same red, 6 of the same white.

Pinot is always a good choice for turkey. As are Cote du Rhône (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you go somewhere good, they will fit your budget with a decent selection.

Sauvignon Blanc - the main thing to do with wine is drink what you like. It would be a fine white for turkey. So would unoaked Chardonnay or Gruner Veltliner.

Some bubbles are always nice for pre dinner too

Very helpful, thanks. I have 16 coming, but 4 don’t drink. What bubbly wine should I buy and how many bottles? Is $12-15/bottle too little to expect to spend? I can do up to $20 if that gets me significantly better stuff.

Thanks again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Calvert and Woodley for good selection (they will give you good recommendations)

How many ppl are you serving? You should get multiples of the same wine (1 bottle for every 3 ppl is a decent rule) so for 6 ppl make sure have at least 2 of each wine. You could certainly do 6 of the same red, 6 of the same white.

Pinot is always a good choice for turkey. As are Cote du Rhône (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you go somewhere good, they will fit your budget with a decent selection.

Sauvignon Blanc - the main thing to do with wine is drink what you like. It would be a fine white for turkey. So would unoaked Chardonnay or Gruner Veltliner.

Some bubbles are always nice for pre dinner too

Boy, your well runs dry mighty early.

Not everyone gets drunk for the holidays, lush.

Yeah, uh that’s not drunk. Let me know how the butter churning goes this season, brother

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get Kirkland Sauvignon Blanc from the Costco in DC. I might get a variety of wine instead though.

Ew no please don’t

Ew? Are you 12?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Calvert and Woodley for good selection (they will give you good recommendations)

How many ppl are you serving? You should get multiples of the same wine (1 bottle for every 3 ppl is a decent rule) so for 6 ppl make sure have at least 2 of each wine. You could certainly do 6 of the same red, 6 of the same white.

Pinot is always a good choice for turkey. As are Cote du Rhône (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you go somewhere good, they will fit your budget with a decent selection.

Sauvignon Blanc - the main thing to do with wine is drink what you like. It would be a fine white for turkey. So would unoaked Chardonnay or Gruner Veltliner.

Some bubbles are always nice for pre dinner too

Very helpful, thanks. I have 16 coming, but 4 don’t drink. What bubbly wine should I buy and how many bottles? Is $12-15/bottle too little to expect to spend? I can do up to $20 if that gets me significantly better stuff.

Thanks again.

You can manage in that range. I’d look for a Spanish cava for some bubbles. Plenty of decent choices in the mid/high teens.

With 12 drinkers, I’d probably get 3 bottles of cava, that gives you a nice champagne toast (about 6-7 pours of bubbles per bottle) and some refill

and if you are getting a case fill the rest with the 5-6 red, 3-4 white of your choice

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree with Calvert and Woodley for good selection (they will give you good recommendations)

How many ppl are you serving? You should get multiples of the same wine (1 bottle for every 3 ppl is a decent rule) so for 6 ppl make sure have at least 2 of each wine. You could certainly do 6 of the same red, 6 of the same white.

Pinot is always a good choice for turkey. As are Cote du Rhône (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre), and Châteauneuf-du-Pape. If you go somewhere good, they will fit your budget with a decent selection.

Sauvignon Blanc - the main thing to do with wine is drink what you like. It would be a fine white for turkey. So would unoaked Chardonnay or Gruner Veltliner.

Some bubbles are always nice for pre dinner too

Boy, your well runs dry mighty early.

OP is talking about doing 3 different types of wine. So 1 bottle per 3 ppl, with 3 different wines is a bottle per person. That seems plenty generous for a civil evening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I need to buy 10-12 bottles of wine for Thanksgiving dinner.

1. Where should I go to get decent wine at a decent price without too much of a schlep?

2. I like Sauvignon blanc- is that okay with turkey? And can I just buy six identical bottles? Is Pinot Noir still the recommended red for poultry?

3. Thanks!

MOM’s in Rockville (Nebel St.) has a small but decent collection of wine.