 Ray Isle (@islewine on Twitter) is Food & Wine's executive wine editor. We trust his every cork pop and decant – and the man can sniff out a bargain to boot. Take it away, Ray. Thanksgiving dinner flapped by on its big ol’ turkey wings, but it’s still the holiday season, which means there are plenty of additional dinners coming up. Pairing specific wines with specific dishes is fine - think about it if you want, don’t if you don’t. But sometimes it’s nice to sit back after dinner and sip something sweet purely on its own. Here are three excellent vinous substitutions for (or additions to) dessert. One of the best is the graceful 2011 Michele Chiarlo Nivole ($12 for 375 ml); another good one to look for is the apple-inflected 2011 Paolo Saracco ($14). Port One of the best is Dow’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port ($25), which has distinct hazelnut and dried citrus notes. Another is the Croft 10 Year Old Tawny Port ($30), which is in a slightly sweeter, more caramelized style. Late Harvest Zinfandel Two to look for are the spicy 2009 Dashe Late Harvest Zinfandel ($24) and the dark, plummy 2011 Bella Late Harvest Zinfandel ($25). More from Food & Wine: Previously - Maybe you're more in a cider mood? Or perhaps looking for a killer casserole-friendly wine. Perhaps everything is coming up rosé for T-Day. Get all our best Thanksgiving advice © 2011 American Express Publishing Corporation. All rights reserved. 
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What about Canadian Ice Wine?
All choices way too sweet for me.
A little Gewurtztraminer and some Vince Guaraldi to kick off the season. Life is good.
After all my cooking, I will be "relaxing" with nice glass of Malbec, can't wait.
Drinks? Yes please.
My mother, for the first time -ever-, decided to skip out on cooking Thanksgiving dinner this year and drag my dad and I to a.. "Friend's" house. Their other good friend (who is also the boss of these "friends".. He owns a fleet of trucks and yeah) got dragged along with us. Thankfully he's naturally sarcastic and honest. He complained about the woman's food the whole time. She didn't bake a turkey – she'd bought pre-carved turkey breast & legs and pre-cooked "BBQ Style" Chopped ham. She served everything buffet-style, which isn't a problem, but everything was cold and disgusting.
I couldn't help laughing at my mother as I pulled our beautiful Butterball Turkey out of the fridge (In a stroke of genius, I pulled it out of the freezer this morning) and put it in a cold water bath while she now lays in bed with an upset stomach.
Not to be rude to our hosts, but I'm naturally weird about eating food a stranger has cooked (save for restaurants where there are standards of sorts).
Thankfully your friend is naturally sarcastic and honest? He sounds like a d-bag and if he was at MY house eating MY food and complaining about it I would have kicked him out faster than you could say bob's your uncle. You should have been THANKFUL that you had a place to eat. You sound like a real piece of work, dear.
I just read your post again and I must say you sound like a horrible person. I guess we all forgot the meaning of this day.
I'm not the wine police but...
Is Port really "arguably" the worlds greatest sweet wine? Comparing Port to Sauternes? Ranking quality between the two is like ranking quality between Champagne and Fino Sherry. Stylistically they are not even close.
And with all the great sweet / fortified wines in the world would late harvest Zinfandel really make the list?
Trust me I'm cringing at responding to this article but...really?
Madeira, late harvest German Rieslings, Sherry, Tokaji Aszu, Canadian Ice Wine, Australian Stickies, Austria...
Well, I have always liked a 'lil dinner with my wine.... So, I don't know wha'cha talkin 'bout, Willis.