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Red Wine Style Guide

Quick Reference Guide

Light/Fruity

  • Vapolicella  
  • Beaujolais  
  • Garnacha or Tempranillo based Spanish
  • Pinot Noir  from New Zealand, Burgundy or Chile
  • Côtes du Rhône

 

Food matches: pork, grilled chicken, cold meats

Medium-bodied/Smooth

  • Chianti
  • New World Merlot
  • Bordeaux
  • Rioja

 

Food matches: roast lamb or beef,  casseroles, cheeses

Full-bodied/Spicy

  • Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  • Californian Zinfandel
  • Australian Shiraz or Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Chilean Cabernet Reservas

 

Food matches: chargrilled steak, stews, roasts or barbecue food

Classic reds

  • Bordeaux châteaux Haut-Médoc (Chasse Spleen, Lynch-Bages)
  • Amarone  or Barolo from Italy
  • Rioja Gran Reserva 
  • Burgundy  Gevry-Chambertin

 

Food matches: richly sauced meat and game

Sweet red

  • Port  -  Vintage, LBV, Ruby & Tawny

 

Food matches: chocolate,  cheese (Stilton), walnut tart

Rosé

  • Chilean, Spanish, Californian, Australian and French

 

Food matches: chicken or prawn salad, lightly spiced dishes
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