Greece is a Mediterranean country where drinking is a social event. Greeks drink wine, beer, and spirits in a social setting as a way to strengthen bonds among friends and family members, and to escape the main preoccupations of daily routines.

When it comes to pairing wine with pumpkin dishes, white wines that are dry, tangy or floral are usually a good match. Guarnaschelli, who oversees the wine list at Butter, recommends Grüner Veltliner, Viognier or Roussanne.

Feta cheese needs a bright, fragrant white wine to stand up to its salty, intense flavor – try it with an unoaked Moschofilero or with a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc.

Top Red Wines for Beginners

• Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet is many people’s entry point to red wine simply because it’s the most widely planted red grape.
• Merlot. If you love Cabernet Sauvignon, you should try Merlot next.
• Shiraz.
• Zinfandel.
• Pinot Noir.
• Gamay.
• Garnacha.
• Petite Sirah.

10 Best Red Wines Made in the United States to Buy in 2021

• 1 Melville 2017 Estate Pinot Noir.
• 2 Cuvaison 2017 Estate Pinot Noir.
• 3 Scribe 2018 Carneros Pinot Noir.
• 4 La Crema 2018 Monterey Pinot Noir.
• 5 2017 Justin Right Angle.
• 6 Cooper Mountain 2017 Pinot Noir.
• 7 Willamette Valley Vineyards 2018 Whole Cluster Pinot Noir.

Pinot Noir

Here are the lowest-sugar wines in the game:

• Dry reds, which often have under one gram of sugar per five-ounce pour: Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah/Shiraz.
• Dry whites, which have between one and 1.5 grams of sugar per five ounces: Pinot Grigio, Chardonnay, and Viognier.

For a keto diet, red wines like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon work best. Zinfandel and Grenache , on the other hand, are considered sweet wines not the best wines for weight loss. A fortified wine like Port can have up to 14 grams of carbs in a glass – not a keto friendly option either!