Weekend Wine Notes: 12 Wines for (Last-Minute) Giving and Getting

I had to insert the term "Last-Minute" to the title of this entry, which I should have posted on Friday or at least

yesterday, because here it is, Sunday. Still, wine stores are open today in many states, and there's always tomorrow. I picture My Readers on an endless whirl of parties, receptions, open houses, brunches, wassails, carol-singing and what-n…