Wines that pair with

Sauce Red Wine

Aggregated across 46 related dishes — most-paired wines first.

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Pinot Noir

Classic 10 dishes

Red · Light · Dry

Burgundy's most temperamental grape, but the rewards are real — translucent ruby with a perfumed lift of red cherry, forest floor, and clove. Silken tannins and bright acid make it the most versatile red on the table; serve cool, around 58°F.

Works with Chicken Red Wine Sauce · Chicken With Red Wine Sauce · Duck Legs In Red Wine Sauce +7 more

Rosé

Classic 7 dishes

Rosé · Light · Dry

Provence's gift to summer — dry, pale, faintly strawberry-and-citrus, with low alcohol and crisp acid. Made to drink cold, with food, in the shade.

Works with Chicken Red Wine Sauce · Duck Legs In Red Wine Sauce · Red Wine Tomato Sauce +4 more

Champagne

Classic 6 dishes

Sparkling · Light · Dry

Méthode champenoise from the most chalk-rich corner of France — fine bubbles, brioche, lemon zest, and a finish that goes on for half a minute. The wine for anything fried, salty, or special.

Works with Squid Ink Red Wine Sauce · Chicken With Red Wine Sauce · Halibut With Red Wine-port Sauce +3 more

Merlot

Classic 6 dishes

Red · Medium · Dry

Cabernet's softer sibling — plum, black cherry, and a whisper of chocolate, framed by rounder tannins and earlier drinkability. The wine that built Pomerol and the one to reach for when Cabernet feels like overkill.

Works with Beef With Red Wine Sauce · Chicken With Red Wine Sauce · Filet With Red Wine Mushroom Sauce +3 more

Red · Medium · Dry

The benchmark for full-bodied red — structured, age-worthy, unapologetic. Black currant, graphite, and tobacco lead into firm tannins that demand protein on the plate. Decant young bottles; cellar the serious ones.

Works with Beef Medallions In Red Wine Sauce · Prime Rib Roast With Red-wine Sauce · Filet Mignon With Red Wine-horseradish Sauce +2 more

Zinfandel

Interesting 5 dishes

Red · Full · Dry

California's brawler — jammy blackberry, brambly spice, and 15% alcohol that hides behind the fruit. Built for ribs, brisket, and anything that came off a grill.

Works with Beef Steak With Red Wine Sauce · Peppered Steaks Red Wine Sauce · Braised Beef With Red Wine Sauce +2 more

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