This Thanksgiving Day, add some flair to the holiday wine list with these 5 suggestions for arriving guests and at the table:

#1 – PETNAT Listel Rosé, South of France

As family and friends arrive for dinner, pour a wine glass (not a flute!) of Listel low-alcohol Pétillant Naturel rosé -- chilled. This is a wine referred to as “hipster bubbles” and is void of added sugars or secondary yeasts, so it’s really a cool move to serve this to your guests and start a fun conversation.

You can explain to your guests that this Méthode Ancestrale was used long before the Méthode Champenoise was established. The main factor of Pet Nat is to produce wine bottled before primary fermentation is finished, without the addition of secondary yeasts or sugars.

The Listel rosé version is perfection in a Pet Nat, made with Semillon and Carignan grapes that lend to notes of slight citrus and red berries and a balanced palate to begin enjoyable conversation and dinner. $13.99 at Total Wine & More

#2 – Pinot Grigio, Gancia, Delle Venezie D.O.C., Italy

Now that you’ve served the hipster bubbles, it’s probably best to keep things simplest for the elders. If they aren’t already asking for a good “white zinfandel,” offer a glass of a good Italian Pinot Grigio as the perfect anti-hipster wine choice. Tried and true, this 2020 Gancia version has the trademark citrus notes of a Pinot Grigio and a flinty, floral palate. The grapes to make this wine hail from Northern Italy. Price per bottle is approximately $10.

#3 – Pinot Noir, 2018 Dutcher Crossing, Russian River Valley, California

Nothing accentuates the flavor of cranberries better than a good pinot noir. For the discerning palates, be sure to serve this wine with your Thanksgiving dinner -- everyone will be grateful. Casseroles and creamy mashed potatoes are the perfect pairing with a Dutcher Crossing Pinot Noir blend of three clones of Cut Root Vineyard in Russian River Valley. It’s also great with both white and dark turkey meat. And if you have any leftover wine, pair it with a cheese plate for later noshing. It’s a splurge at $56/bottle.

#4 – Malbec, Antigal UNO

Look for the bronzed numeral if you’d like a taste of Malbec from Mendoza, Argentina on your Thanksgiving Day table. This is a plum-forward, delicious wine to pair with a green bean casserole and/or cornbread stuffed turkey. Priced around $15 a bottle, this is a smart purchase for the table, especially if you serve Italian pasta dishes as an alternative to turkey.

#5 – Beaujolais Nouveau

November 17 is Beaujolais Nouveau Day! And it wouldn’t be Thanksgiving tradition without a few bottles of Beaujolais Nouveau, wine made from Gamay grapes harvested from the Beaujolais region of France and bottled 6-8 weeks after harvest. You’ll taste all of what this year’s grape offers with a wine higher in acidity, with less tannin structure, and a fruit-forward palate.

The producer most familiar to those who open a bottle or two of Beaujolais Nouveau each November is Les Vins Georges Dubœuf. But did you know Les Vins Georges Dubœf produces more structured wines? Try a bottle or two of Villages and Moulin-A-Vent and you’ll be sure to up your game with Thanksgiving dinner. Beaujolais-Villages is not the same thing as Nouveau, but it is made from the remaining production to produce a darker, richer and more full-bodied wine – and can be stored longer than Nouveau.

Charlene Peters is a wine writer living in the Boston area. Email siptripper@gmail.com