Pairings
MERLOT (MEDIUM-BODIED RED WINE WITH HINTS OF BERRY, PLUM, AND CURRANT; FULL-FLAVORED)
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BEEF, ESP. GRILLED OR ROASTED (e.g., pot roast, prime rib)
CHEESE, ESP. BLUE AND OTHER FULL-FLAVORED CHEESE (e.g., Camembert, Cheddar, dry Jack, Gorgonzola, Gouda, Jarlsberg, Parmesan)
CHICKEN, ESP. BRAISED, GRILLED, OR ROASTED
DUCK, ESP. GRILLED OR ROASTED
LAMB AND LAMB CHOPS, ESP. GRILLED, ROASTED, OR STEWED
MEAT, RED, ESP. GRILLED
MUSHROOMS, ESP. GRILLED
PORK, ESP. LOIN, AND ESP. GRILLED OR ROASTED
STEAK, ESP. FILET MIGNON AND/OR GRILLED
TURKEY, ESP. ROASTED
VEAL AND VEAL CHOPS
garlic
grilled food
meat loaf
onions and onion soup
pasta, esp. with meat and/or tomato sauce
pizza
poultry
salmon
stew, esp. with beef and/or vegetables
tomatoes and tomato sauce
tuna
venison
braised dishes
casseroles, esp. with vegetables
charcuterie
chili
cranberries
currants
eggplant
fish, esp. fatty
fruit and fruit sauces
game
game birds, with lighter-bodied Merlots
goose, esp. roasted
hamburgers
herbs
liver, calf's, with onions
mustard, esp. Dijon
oregano
pepper, black
peppers, bell
quail
rabbit
rich dishes
risotto, esp. with mushrooms
rosemary
sandwiches
sausage
sauteed dishes
squab
swordfish
tarragon
thyme
walnuts