NEW YORK -- Choosing the right wine to pair with your Thanksgiving meal can be as stressful as cooking the turkey. And this year, it's going to be worse.

Shoppers can expect higher prices and possibly slimmer selections at their local wine shops, as importers are facing steep tariffs and shopkeepers are dealing with declining demand.

Bottled wine prices have risen nearly 20% over the past 25 years and 8% over the past decade, according to the latest government data. Several reasons are to blame, including climate change, inflation and rising production costs.

Wine prices at McCabes Wine & Spirits shop in Manhattan are between 5% to 12% higher this year because "it's the reality of the tariffs, shipping, manufacturing and labor," said owner Daniel Mesznik.

His shop, like others in the

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