Chanukah and Thanksgiving Wine: A Crown Heights Guide
Thanksgiving falls on Thursday 26 November 2026, and the first Chanukah candle is lit on Friday evening 4 December, eight days later. For a lot of tables in Crown Heights that is one stretch of hosting: a big dinner, then eight nights of latkes, parties and gifts. This guide covers both from one shelf.
How much to buy
The number we give at the counter is one bottle for every three to four adults, per meal. A Thanksgiving table of twelve is three or four bottles before anyone opens a second one, and a Chanukah party runs the same way.
Twelve or more 750ml bottles of wine in one cart take ten percent off the wine, automatically at checkout, with no code. Spirits and other sizes do not count. The bottles do not have to match. If you would rather not pick twelve yourself, our mixed cases are already put together, including a sweet wine case and a dry wine case. Those are priced as a case on their own.
Sweet, for the children's table and the candle lighting
- Bartenura Moscato, the blue bottle. Mevushal.
- Bartenura Asti, sweet with bubbles.
- Bartenura Malvasia di Casorzo, a sweet sparkling red. Mevushal.
- Baron Herzog Jeunesse Black Muscat, a sweet red. Mevushal.
The whole moscato shelf has more.
Sparkling, for the first night
- Bartenura Prosecco Brut. Mevushal.
- Herzog Selection Rosé Brut.
Both are dry, so keep a sweet bottle nearby for the guests who expect sweet. More on the sparkling shelf.
Dry reds, for the turkey and the brisket
- Recanati Yasmin Red, from Israel. Mevushal.
- Psagot Sinai, an Israeli red blend. Mevushal.
- Recanati Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, David's Vineyard, from Israel.
- Herzog Special Reserve Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, from California. Mevushal.
Browse the Israeli shelf or all our red wine. If a caterer or helper is pouring, the mevushal shelf takes the question off the table, and this page explains what mevushal means.
After the meal
Herzog Late Harvest Orange Muscat. Mevushal.
Gifts
A bottle of single malt is the standard host gift here. The single malts and the wider whiskey and scotch shelf cover every budget. If you would rather let them choose, there is a Wine By The Case gift card.
Hours
Sunday to Wednesday 10am to 8pm, Thursday 10am to 10pm, Friday 8am until half an hour before candle lighting, closed Shabbos. The store is at 511 Empire Blvd, Crown Heights, Brooklyn NY 11225.
Getting it home
Same-day delivery is five dollars flat in Crown Heights with no minimum, ten dollars anywhere else in Brooklyn, and twenty dollars to Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Staten Island. Pickup at 511 Empire Blvd is free and usually ready within the hour. The full details are on the delivery page.
This week's sale prices are on this week's deals.
Happy Thanksgiving, and a freilichen Chanukah.