The Holiday Wine Game Plan featuring Kaitlyn Rodriguez of Mainline Gluten Free

The nicest bottle in the cellar does not belong on the Thanksgiving table. Kaitlyn Rodriguez, the creator behind Mainline Gluten Free and Amanda's younger sister, joins for a holiday pairing game plan built on years of family feasts and a few hard-won mistakes. The playbook runs course by course: a magnum of Champagne poured and waiting at the door, appetizers as the moment to get adventurous, lighter reds and Côtes du Rhône for the roast and its thousand sides, and a single ounce of Madeira or tawny Port to close the night. Along the way, hear why bottle shape is a surprisingly reliable shopping cheat, why off-dry Riesling beats bone-dry at Thanksgiving, and how to host with a celiac at the table.

This Week's Wine: 2017 Bodegas Casa Primicia Viña Diezmo RV Rioja Reserva

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Wine Mentions

• Heitz Cellar, Bella Oaks (Thanksgiving Magnum)
• Billecart-Salmon: the family's Champagne to kick off the day
• Gruet: the longtime non-Champagne sparkling favorite
• Famille Perrin and E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône: the party reds, from about $10 to $12
• Cru Beaujolais: called the rosé of the fall
• Jura Chardonnay with a Jura cheese: the "try it with the cheese" appetizer pairing
• Chablis with caviar: the pick over Champagne
• Feinherb Riesling: the off-dry white for the Thanksgiving table
• McCollister Estates: New Jersey Cabernet Franc from friends Dan and Kelly's home vineyard in Southampton, NJ. They also make a Cabernet Sauvignon from Howell Mountain, Napa Valley

Dessert Wines

• Klein Constantia Vin de Constance: South African dessert wine
• Madeira, Sauternes, late harvest Riesling, and 10 or 20 year tawny Port

Restaurants & Bars

• Birdie's, Austin: wine pairings at the bar, plus Madeira with an ice cream sundae
• South Philly Barbacoa, Philadelphia: the leftovers paired with the Rioja

• Other Mentions

• Storied Goods: the Champagne sugar cubes
• Gabriel-Glas StandArt glasses: go-to universal wine glasses
• Target Wine Glasses (French Style)
• Krusteaz Gluten Free Honey Cornbread mix
• Erlenmeyer flasks as decanters

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