Red Wine

(mahl-behk) Referred to as the “black wine” due to its color, this fruity wine pairs well with grilled meats, game, and robust spicy dishes.
Region: → France → International
Aromas: blackcurrants, eucalyptus, mint and tobacco , cedar, pencil shavings
Flavors: cooler French climates produce tart, leathery flavors of currant and black plum, warmer Argentine climates produce a more fruit forward taste of black cherry, raspberry, plum, & blackberry
Recipes >>
Meat
Reviews & Prices

(see-RAH) A dry red wine with a smoky powerful flavor with hints of black pepper that pairs well with apertifs, light cheese, lamb, venison, and red meats. The Shiraz (same grape) process in Australia (warmer climate produces a bolder taste) is more bold and fruit foward with bold tannins and a pepper flavor.
Region: → Europe & USA Syrah / → Australia Shiraz
Aromas: range from violets, dark berries, chocolate, espresso and black pepper.
Flavors: tannic, smoke-flavoured, blackberry, mint and black pepper
Recipes >>
Cheese & Fruit
Meat
Reviews & Prices

(Ga·may) The Gamay grape is used to make a light dry red table wine called Beaujolais, it tastes similar to Pinot Noir. Beaujolais is a wine appellation and a geographical region in the South of France. The wine produced there takes on the name of the region. This wine pairs well with apertifs, light cheese, meats, game dishes, duck, salmon, pork, and veal.
Region: → S. France
Aromas: fruits, trawberry, raspberry, peah
Flavors: cherry, banana
Recipes >>
Carbs
Veggies
Meat

(ree·ow·huh) Varietals produced - Tempranillo, Viura, Garnacha, Graciano, Mazuelo. Food friendly and pleasurable with a wide range of food including, seafood! Rioja & lamb, tender fat capped meat, chorizo, roasted pork, or chicken.
Rioja Alta higher elevations, "old world" produces brighter fruit flavors & lighter on the palate.
Rioja Alavesa fuller body & higher acidity.
Rioja Oriental (formerly Rioja Baja) deeply coloured & can be highly alcoholic with some wines at 18%, not much acidity or aroma and are generally used as blending wines.
Region: → Spain
Aromas: aromas of red and black fruit and some spice, sweet spice, vanilla, smoke, more mellow the older the wine
Flavors: dark berries, dark cherries, high acidity, high tannins
Recipes >>
Carbs
Veggies
Meat

(san joe VAE sae) A high acidic & tannin fruit forward wine that pairs well with vegetables, meats, and recipes that are rich with butter, olive oil and fats to help cut the tannins.
Brunello di Montalcino is the same Sangiovese grape grown in Montalcino, one of Italy's best-known and most expensive wines.
Chianti is the same Sangiovese grape grown and produced in the Chianti region of central Tuscany
Region: → Italy
Aromas: floral strawberry, to dark & tannic
Flavors: tart cherry, red plum, strawberry, fig, roasted pepper, tomato, leather, clay, brick, tobacco, smoke, oregano
Recipes >>
Veggies
Meat
Reviews & Prices

(sher-AS) An Australian off-dry wine that is great for a breakfast pairing, Christmas pudding, canapes, duck dishes, roast meats.
Region: → Australia
Aromas: raspberry, cherry, spices, flowers, and pepper
Flavors: red berry, cherry skin, candied rose
Recipes >>
meat
Carbs
Reviews & Prices

The term, and name "Champaigne" is designated legally to only wines produced in the region of Champaigne France. The region of Champaigne France doesn't produce any wines with red grapes, so there is no Red Champaigne, but there are red sparkling wines.

Red wine grapes that are left on the vine and harvested late in the season produce a nice sweet red wine. This wine pairs nicely with cheeses, red meats, vegetable and desert recipes. A sweet red wine will most likely have one of the following on the label: Sweet, Sec Off-dry, Demi-sec, Doce, Dolce, Late harvest, Dessert, or Doux Dulce. These wines pair well with cheese and fruit forward dishes.
Region: → International
Aromas: assorted ripe fruit, flowers
Flavors: assorted candied fruit & assorted spices
Recipes >>
Cheese & Fruit
Meat
Veggies
Desserts
Reviews & Prices

(Red Ice Wine or German Eiswein) A medium to full-bodied style wine that can only be made in very cold Northern countries. Grapes are harvested frozen sold and picked by hand. Sugar levels are elevated along with acid levels leaving a balanced, expressive, fresh flavor. Ice wine pairs well with aperitifs, dessert, and rich flavorful cheeses.
Region: → International
Aromas: sweet & spicy
Flavors: strawberry & candied red fruit
Recipes >>
Cheese & Fruit
Dessert
Reviews & Prices

(muh-DEER-uh) Madeira wines have crisp acidity and are fortified Portuguese wines. They should have a burnt caramel aroma and slightly bitter finish. Sercial is the driest, Verdelho is slightly sweeter than Sercial, Bual is sweeter, Malmsey are the richest, sweetest and darkest. They pair well with desserts with nuts or fruits.
Region: → Portugal → Maderia Islands
Aromas: smoky, roasted coffee & caramel
Flavors: nutty, coffee and caramel
Recipes >>
Cheese & Fruit
Desserts
Reviews & Prices

Barbera

Cabernet Sauvignon

Malbec

Nebbiolo

Nero d’Avola

Petite Sirah

Syrah/Shiraz

Tempranillo

These wines are know for their black fruit flavors.

Amarone

Blaufränkisch

Gamay

Grenache

Merlot

Pinot Noir

Rioja

Sangiovese

Zinfandel

These wines are known for their red fruit flavors.

Brachetto d’Acqui

Lambrusco

Red Sparkling Moscato

Sparkling Shiraz

Kosher Wine

Lambrusco

Red Table Wine

Red Ice Wine

Madeira

Rubino Marsala

Port

Sherry