Andy Perdue’s top wines for 3 seasonal gatherings of eating, drinking and merriment
12 recommended bottles for each holiday pair beautifully with feasts for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s.
Andy Perdue
Andy Perdue, a Washington native and third-generation newspaperman, is a wine author, journalist and international judge. He has been writing The Grapevine column in Pacific NW magazine since 2013. Learn more about wine at greatnorthwestwine.com.
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