It is time for the annual tsunami of articles as to what wines go best with a turkey dinner at Thanksgiving, and, while there may be some parameters for choosing wines that have to match up with everything from spicy stuffing and sweet potatoes with marshmallows to Brussels sprouts and pumpkin pie with nutmeg, one shouldn’t make a big deal out of it.

The one caution I adhere to is that, given that riot of flavors, a very expensive Burgundy, Bordeaux or California cult wine will never be a good foil. Wines between $15 and $500, given their enormous variety, work better, and, because of chemical interactions, no wine of any kind will complement Brussels sprouts, artichokes or asparagus.

So here are wines that I think will be good match-ups with the Thanksgiving dinner and the day-after leftovers, as well as, let’s face it any other time of the year.

GEORGES DU BOEUF BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU 2024 ($14)––What was once a fad to be the first on your block to hold a Beaujolais Nouveau party has settled into a pleasant reason to toast the new harvest with a Gamay-based unfinished wine that just so happens to go perfectly with turkey and the trimmings. This year’s vintage is very ripe, very fruity and of bigger body than usual. It’s a happy wine for a happy feast. Slosh it down!

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PENFOLDS BIN 407 2021 ($90) and 704 ($90) CABERNET SAUVIGNON. Australia’s most prominent producer with a scrim of labels, make the 407 in Coonawarra, Wrattonbully and Padthaway in imitation of its flagship Bin 707, so the fruit is ripe, intense but a little lighter in body, good with poultry. Bin 704 is from their long-held California vineyards. It spends all its aging in French oak and has a nuanced flavor profile and softening tannins. It is now also sold in a 1.5 liter gift box for the holidays for about $160.

DOÑA PAULA SELECCIÓN DE BODEGA MALBEC 2020 ($75). The Uco Valley of Mendoza in Argentina is very kind to Malbec, the higher the altitude the better, and this one is at 1,350 meters above sea level. The vines are pre-phylloxera and the grapes go through an 18-day maceration and 24 months of aging in French oak barrels, 50% new. Because of its terroir this Malbec has little of the harsh tannins of French Cahors version, instead showing body and character rather than mere brawn.

VIÑA SANTA RITA PEWËN DE APALTA 2021 ($70). Chilean Carménère shows the grape’s potential for elegance when made with finesse at it is from this dry-farmed estate planted in 1938 in the Apalta terroir. The label of this wine is inspired by the araucaria, a native and sacred Chilean tree that also graces the century-old park at Santa Rita. A less expensive alternative is the Carmen Delanz Carménère Apalta 2021 at $30.

ROBERT MONDAVI PRIVATE SELECTION CHARDONNAY ($12). A very happy price for a very dependable Chardonnay without too much oak and plenty of citrus fruit and the creamy quality of Mondavi’s whites. It’s good to go with the bird and can take the sweetness in other elements making this as versatile as a first course wine as for a cheese course.

PRAZO DE RORIZ 2022 ($19). The increasing quality and availability of wines from the Douro River Valley is to some extent due to international investment, in this case Symington Family Estates and Bordeaux winemaker Bruno Prats. The Quinta de Roriz terroir, one of the oldest estates in Portugal, is the source for hand-picked grapes in a blend of 30% Touriga Nacional, 20% Touriga Franca, 15% Tinta Roriz, 15% Tinta Barroca and 20% mixed varieties, and that complexity shows well.

VARVAGLIONE 12 E MEZZO 2023 ($17). The name means “twelve and a half,” referring to the light 12.5% alcohol that makes this easy to drink throughout a large turkey dinner. This IGT white is made around Taranto in Puglia without aging in oak so that it’s clean. Refreshingly dry and citrusy, with pretty floral bouquet.

HAHN PINOT NOIR 2023 ($16). You’re not likely to find a better priced Pinot Noir with such bright red berry flavors than this. It comes from cool climate Monterey, so it’s lighter in body than what you’d get in Sonoma and more adaptable for that. A very good choice for the turkey and stuffing.