Got 60 seconds? Righto. I’ll keep this brief.

Now that the Great Pumpkin has come and gone, everyone is focused on Thanksgiving, the big feast and, yes, politics. Politics? Sure. Everyone’s plotting how to keep the holiday dinner from being a political nightmare. What does one do when you have staunch republicans and feisty democrats at one table?

Simple. Just keep the wine talk flowing.

With only 25 seconds to spare … here’s a winning strategy. Just have some favorite bottlings on the table and when someone starts to filibuster or a nasty argument begins to fester, just point to the wine and say, have you tried such and such?

Here are a few lovely peace-keepers:

Tablas Creek Vineyard, 2007 Cotes de Tablas, Red Rhone Blend, Paso Robles, $25.

Davis Family Vineyards, 2007 Russian River Valley Pinot Noir, $40.

Nigel, 2008 Kremser Freiheit Gruner Veltliner, Austria, $20.

Just put your faith in the wine because if it’s tasty enough, it will not only serve as a distraction …it will be the main course in your table talk.