What Wine Pairs Well With Beef Roast
A quick guide to wine pairings with a Sunday roast
Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on January 2 2022 at 06:49
For many of us Sunday roasts aren't a weekly occurrence any more but that makes them even more of a treat - worthy of a good bottle of wine. But which should it be?
I'm assuming it's served with the traditional British accompaniments, by the way - the sort of Sunday lunch you get in a pub.
The good news is that roasts are very forgiving so almost any red you enjoy tends to rub along. A couple of things to bear in mind if you want to raise the game is what kind of sauce or gravy you're serving with the meat and the type of vegetables.
The more full-flavoured the accompaniments the riper and more full-bodied the wine needs to be (so think reds from the southern hemisphere and California rather than more traditional northerly parts of Europe).
Yorkshire pudding and roasties? They don't make a huge difference winewise but what would a Sunday roast be without them?
Wine with roast beef
These days beef is generally served rare which calls for a red wine with some structure and tannin. My own choice would be a good red Bordeaux or similar Bordeaux blend of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and cabernet franc. Or cabernet or merlot on their own. Malbec and shiraz are always good with beef too
For more suggestions see Which Wine (or beer) to serve with roast beef
Wine with roast lamb
Depends a bit on the cut and what time of year you're eating it (spring lamb is particularly delicious with pinot noir) but in general I'd go for a Rioja or Ribera del Duero or, again, a red Bordeaux or cabernet sauvignon. I like a good Chianti with roast lamb too.
For other ideas check out my top wine pairings for lamb
Wine with roast pork
I actually like cider with roast pork but wine-wise you can go white or red. Whites that work particularly well include chenin blanc and viognier while Rhône reds like Côtes du Rhône and similar grenache, syrah, mourvedre blends from the Languedoc and elsewhere in the world are a good red wine choice. Also, if you like Beaujolais, that's great with pork!
See also six of the best pairings with roast pork
Wine with roast chicken
Again you can go white or red with roast chicken but bear in mind it's a lighter meat so needs a less full-bodied, high alcohol wine. For me red burgundy or other pinot noir would be the ideal red wine choice while I'd go for a subtly oaked chardonnay if I was drinking white. Viognier is good with chicken too.
Try some of these other great matches for roast chicken
And not your average Sunday roast but if you're looking for wines to serve with roast turkey you'll find some suggestions here https://www.matchingfoodandwine.com/news/pairings/top-wines-to-drink-with-turkey/
Wine with a vegetarian Sunday roast
Often served with similar types of veggies and gravy to a meaty roast so many of the above suggestions will work equally well. Good all-rounders in my book are fruity pinot noirs (especially with mushrooms), Côtes du Rhône and Rioja. Both Merlot and malbec are pretty versatile too.
Here are my suggestions for the best wine pairings with a nut roast
Top picture by Magdanatka, roast chicken and vegetables by MShev, both at shutterstock.com
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