Pairing Meat and Wine

A real classic, red meat paired with red wine. And why not? Check our tables for pairing ideas.

Choosing a Wine to Match Your Meat Dish

The information here consolidates the information in the other "meat" pages such as Pairing Beef and Wine. We liked these suggestions so much that we decided to repeat them.

The following table presents wine and food pairing information, sorted by wine, rather than by meat dish. When you click on any wine a new page pops up telling you what you need to know about that wine. This short page makes specific purchase recommendations, usually in three price ranges.

Wine	Wine Type	Recommended Meat Dish
Amarone	Powerful Italian Red	Steak au Poivre
Bandol	Powerful French Red	Flank Steak
Bandol	Powerful French Red	Leg of Lamb
Bandol	Powerful French Red	Rabbit
Barbaresco	Powerful Italian Red	Suckling Pig (on a spit)
Barbera	Red Variety	Beef Stroganoff, Hamburgers
Barbera	Red Variety	Veal Marsala
Barolo	Powerful Italian Red	Osso Buco (Veal Shanks)
Barolo	Powerful Italian Red	Game Steak, Wild Boar
Barolo	Powerful Italian Red	Lamb Chops, Roast Lamb
Beaujolais	Fruity French Red	Barbequed Beef Ribs, Beef Stew
Beaujolais	Fruity French Red	Ham, Pork Chops, Roast Pork
Beaujolais	Fruity French Red	Hamburgers, Steak Tartare
Beaujolais	Fruity French Red	Veal Scallopini
Beaujolais Cru	Fruity French Red	Cassoulet
Beaujolais Villages	Fruity French Red	Charcuterie
Bordeaux (Red)	Classic French Wine	Game Steak, Roasted Game
Bordeaux (Red)	Classic French Wine	Osso Buco (Veal Shanks)
Bordeaux (Red)	Classic French Wine	Steak au Poivre
Bourgueil	Fruity French Red	Lamb Kabobs (Shish Kabob)
Brunello di Montalcino	Classic Italian Red	Osso Buco (Veal Shanks)
Brunello di Montalcino	Classic Italian Red	Veal Piccata, Wild Boar
Burgundy (Red)	Classic French Wine	Beef Bourguignonne
Burgundy (Red)	Classic French Wine	Game Steak
Burgundy (Red)	Classic French Wine	Osso Buco (Veal Shanks)
Cabernet Franc	Red Variety	Cassoulet, Rabbit
Cabernet Sauvignon	Red Variety	Hamburgers, Roast Beef, Steak
Cabernet Sauvignon	Red Variety	Lamb Chops, Lamb Shanks
Cabernet Sauvignon	Red Variety	Lamb Stew, Steak au Poivre
Cabernet Sauvignon	Red Variety	Venison
Cabernet Sauv. (Cal.)	Red Variety	Hare Stew
Chardonnay	White Variety	Blanquette de Veau
Chardonnay	White Variety	Breaded Veal Cutlets
Chardonnay	White Variety	Pork Chops
Chateauneuf-du-Pape	Classic French Red	Barbequed Beef Ribs
Chateauneuf-du-Pape	Classic French Red	Leg of Lamb
Chianti	Italian Red	Beef Bourguignonne, Flank Steak
Chianti	Italian Red	Veal Parmigana
Chianti Classico	Better Italian Red	Beef Teriyaki, Filet Mignon
Chianti Classico	Better Italian Red	Veal Chops
Chinon	Light French Red	Lamb Kabobs (Shish Kabob)
Chiroubles	Selected Beaujolais	Blanquette de Veau
Côtes du Rhone	French Red	Pot Roast
Côtes du Rhone	French Red	Veal Stew
Côtes du Rhone	French Red	Wild Boar
German Riesling Auslese	Late Harvest White	Venison
Gewurztraminer (dry)	White Variety	Choucroute
Gruener Veltliner	Light Austrian White	Wiener Schnitzel
Hermitage	Classic French Red	Filet Mignon
Malbec	Red Variety	Liver
Malbec (Argentina)	Red Variety	Leg of Lamb
Malbec (Argentina)	Red Variety	Roast Beef
Meritage	California Red	Steak
Merlot	Red Variety	Lamb Chops
Merlot	Red Variety	Veal Marsala
Merlot (Washington)	Red Variety	Steak
Nuits St George	Classic Red Burgundy	Veal Kidneys
Pinot Grigio	White Variety	Veal Scallopini
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Baked Short Ribs
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Beef Bourguignonne
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Lamb Stew
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Pork Tenderloin, Roast Pork
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Prime Rib
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Rabbit
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Veal Chops
Provençal Rosé	Fruity French Rosé	Barbequed Pork Spareribs
Ribera del Duero	Classic Spanish Red	Beef Goulash, Roast Lamb
Riesling	White Variety	Barbequed Pork Spareribs, Ham
Riesling	White Variety	Rabbit
Riesling (dry)	White Variety	Choucroute
Rioja	Classic Spanish Red	Pot Roast
Rioja	Classic Spanish Red	Veal Marsala
Rosé Champagne	French Sparkling Wine	Roast Lamb
Sauvignon Blanc	White Variety	Steak Tartare
Sauvignon Blanc	White Variety	Wiener Schnitzel
Sauvignon Blanc (Calif.)	White Variety	Pork Chops
Shiraz (Australia)	Red Variety	Game Steak
Super Tuscan	Classic Italian Red	Roast Beef
Super Tuscan	Classic Italian Red	Venison
Syrah	Red Variety	Beef Stew
Syrah	Red Variety	Lamb Kabobs (Shish Kabob)
Syrah	Red Variety	Roasted Game
Syrah (California)	Red Variety	Beef Curry
Tempranillo	Red Variety	Barbequed Pork Spareribs
Valpolicella	Fruity Italian Red	Beef Stroganoff, Hamburgers
Vouvray	Classic French White	Ham
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Baked Short Ribs
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Barbequed Beef Ribs
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Beef Curry, Beef Goulash
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Beef Teriyaki
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Hamburgers, Prime Rib
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Lamb Stew
Zinfandel	Red Variety	Pork Tenderloin

For my food pairing experiences with French wine read

My French wine articles
For my food pairing experiences with German wine read
My German wine articles
For my food pairing experiences with Italian wine read
My Italian wine articles

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