what type of wine is good with steak?

Answer 1

A nice red wine...Cabernet or Merlot. If you are not a wine drinker, you may not like these, as they are dry and not sweet

Answer 2

Typically a red wine goes with a steak and I think it tends to work best but I have had steak before with a Chardonnay that wasn't too bad. Personally, I would recommend either a Cabernet Sauvignon, a Shiraz (Syrah) or a Zinfandel, especially those last two if it's a pepper steak. Try Ravenswood Vintner's Blend Zinfandel, which is from California. It's around 3/4 Zinfandel grapes and then the remaining is a blend of 4 or 5 other grapes which makes it balance out with food very nicely.

Answer 3

The standard rule is red meat, red wine, white meat or seafood, white wine. However, I believe in drinking whatever you like. The only thing you should avoid is white wine with spicy foods, or red wine with bland foods.

My personal favorite is Bontera merlot. I've never had a better red wine, and I have several "wine snob" friends who said it was the best merlot ever. However, it's not the cheapest - about $15/bottle. A close second is Yellowtail Shiraz. It's not as sharp as most Shiraz, and really tastes more like a merlot. At about $7/bottle, it's quite the buy.

A third favorite - right between the two - is anything from Rosemont Estates - especially the blends (cab/merlot, etc.). It's also between them in price.

If you're entertaining, spend the money on the Bontera. If it's just for you, go with a more reasonably-priced wine.

Answer 4

Ilike Cab Sauv more than Merlot with steak. I just don't think Merlot stands up very well to steak. While Cab isn't my fave either some recommendations would be Silverado Cab Sauv, Merryvale Starmont Cab, Honig Cab Sauv is also quite nice. Silverado and Honig being the ones I usually go to. And completely out of both our price ranges, is the Georges De La Tour Cab from Bealieu Vineyards. That is the single best cab I have ever had with steak. Although I know you don't want to hear it, I prefer Zinfandel, Syrah and Sangiovese to Cab and Merlot. I think their flavors are more complex and go with steak better. But a lot of that also depends on how you are cooking it to. Besides broiling. What are you putting on the steak? Or are you just putting salt and pepper on it? That will play a role in it as well.

Answer 5

Typically, most reds will go well with steak. It's the level of the wine's body,tannic structure, price point. Most European wines, Italy, France, Spain are drier with less fruit, and more acidic, that's not a bad thing ! While other countries like Australia, California, So. Africa , and So. American wines tend to have gobbs of fruit and less acidity. Find yourself a good wine merchant, wine consultant, that's their job ! Good Luck !

Answer 6

A full-bodied red wine, such as cabernet. But don't feel you have to stay with the conventional theory. Drink whatever tastes good. On a hot day, I'll drink a Sauvignon Blanc (a white) with a steak, but purists wouldn't like it much.

Answer 7

Go with the color of the food, White foods (cooked) like chicken and fish are white wines. Red beef is red wine. I hope that helps you remember in the future too!

Answer 8

The Da Vinci Chianti Classico

Answer 9

as far as i know red is for red meats, and white goes with white, so, i think a nice red wine will go just fine with a steak

Answer 10

a red wine is good for red meat. try a full-bodied bordeaux, a cabernet sauvignon, or an amarone. steak is a heavy food, so you need a heavier wine to go with it.