Our top 10 non-alcoholic Thanksgiving drinks

1. NON9 Oaked Blackberry & Plum — for the turkey

This is the fullest, most red-wine-like bottle in the NON range: dark berries, plum, a forest-floor earthiness, firm tannins and a spiced finish. It isn't dealcoholized wine, so it won't pretend to be a Cabernet, but it has the grip that turkey, gravy and stuffing need. Pour it for the people who say "I only drink red," and watch them go quiet in a good way.

2. Leitz Zero Point Five Pinot Noir — for the cranberry sauce

Pinot Noir is the classic Thanksgiving red because it's light, bright and doesn't fight the food, and this one tastes of red and black cherry, cranberry and a little earthy, mushroomy Pinot character. That cranberry note means it actually gets along with the cranberry sauce, which most reds don't. Serve it slightly cool; ten minutes in the fridge is plenty.

3. Giesen 0% Riesling — for the sweet potatoes

Off-dry Riesling is the wine people who know wine quietly bring to Thanksgiving, and this dealcoholized one keeps a touch of sweetness with lime, mandarin, honey and a crisp finish. It handles the sweet side of the plate (sweet potatoes, squash, the marshmallow situation) and still has the acidity to cut through butter. If you only buy one white, buy this.

4. BOLLE Blanc de Blancs — for the toast

Somebody is going to stand up and say a few words, and you want something in a proper glass for it. BOLLE is fermented again after the alcohol comes out, which gives it natural bubbles and a toasty, bready edge, and it's dry: crisp apple, pear and citrus. It also carries on beautifully through dinner, because bubbles and acidity reset your palate between rich bites.

5. Cranberry Cider Punch — for the crowd

This is the batch drink, and the one we'd make if we could only make one. Apple cider, cranberry, lemon and a little bitter orange from Lyre's Italian Spritz go into a pitcher the day before; at the table you add ice, fruit and a bottle of dry sparkling wine. It serves twelve, it looks like a centerpiece, and it frees you from bartending so you can go back to avoiding the kitchen. For the kids' table, skip the Lyre's and top with sparkling water.

6. Giesen 0% Rosé — for the aunt who drinks rosé

Every family has one, and she has opinions. This is a dry, Provence-leaning pink with raspberry, cherry, a light floral lift and good acidity, which is what she's used to, minus the part where she falls asleep during dessert. Rosé is also a genuinely good Thanksgiving wine: it sits between the red and the white and gets along with almost everything on the plate.

7. NON1 Salted Raspberry & Chamomile — for the cheese board

The bird needs to rest, the oven needs the space, and people are hovering around the snacks. NON1 is sweet and salty, with raspberry up front and chamomile giving it gentle tannin and a floral finish. It's a sparkling wine alternative that tastes like itself rather than like wine, which makes it a good conversation starter while you wait. Serve it well chilled.

8. Brooklyn Original — for the designated driver

Thanksgiving has football, and football has beer. Brooklyn's classic amber, alcohol-free, has caramel malt and citrus hops, which is just the thing between the parade and the plate. Hand a cold one to whoever is driving home: it's a proper beer in a proper can, not a consolation prize. Many non-alcoholic beers can contain a trace of alcohol, up to 0.5%, so check the label if that matters to you or your guests.

9. Maple Apple Old Fashioned — for after dinner

The table is cleared, the dishwasher is running, and someone has started a board game with rules nobody agrees on. This is the drink for that hour: Lyre's American Malt stirred with maple syrup, a splash of fresh apple cider and plenty of aromatic bitters, over one big cube. It's slow, warm and grown-up, and it takes three minutes. If you're too full to stir anything, the canned Spiritless Old Fashioned is a respectable shortcut.

10. Guinness 0 — for the pie

Stout and pie are an old match: roast, coffee and chocolate against pecan, pumpkin or anything with whipped cream on it. Guinness 0 has the roasted flavor and the smooth, creamy head. Pour it into a glass, not straight from the can, so the head can do its thing. If your crowd likes dessert in a glass, the Untitled Art Chocolate Dark Brew leans sweeter.

You don't need all ten. A good minimum for a group of eight to twelve:

• One sparkling (BOLLE) for the toast and the first half hour.
• One red and one white (the Pinot Noir and the Riesling) on the table during the meal, so people can choose.
• The punch in a bowl on the side, so nobody has to ask for anything.
• A few beers in the fridge for the game and the driver.

A 750 ml bottle pours about five glasses. For a long meal, plan on two glasses per person of whatever's on the table, then round up; leftovers keep for a few days in the fridge with a stopper, and dealcoholized wine is a nice thing to find on Friday.

Chill the whites, the rosé, the sparkling and NON1 properly. Non-alcoholic wine can taste sweet and a bit flat when it's warm, and cold fixes most of that. Give the reds a short spell in the fridge too.

Put the non-alcoholic bottles out with the others, in the same glasses. Nobody at the table needs to know who's drinking what, and a guest who isn't drinking shouldn't have to ask where the good stuff is.

Our top 10 has two recipes, but there are more Thanksgiving mocktails on the site. The Spiced Cider Highball is the easiest crowd drink after the punch: cinnamon-spiced bourbon alternative, fresh cider and ginger beer. For December, the holiday party guide has a mulled wine and a rosemary cranberry punch that can pull double duty. If you're hosting a mixed crowd, pick one batch drink and one bottle of each color and you're done.