Silky, Raspberry Reds

These wines work well with substantial meat and fish, but tend to lose their charm with fiery spicy food.

• Red meat in rich sauce, e.g. boeuf bourguignon (Good match)
• Roast game birds
• Roast or grilled red meats
• Chicken in red wine sauce or cooked with garlic
• Substantial fish, such as grilled salmon or tuna
• Roast pork
• Rich, lightly spiced Oriental dishes (OK match)

Silky, raspberry reds include wines such as ...

- Pinot Noir from Burgundy, such as Aloxe-Corton, Chassagne-Montrachet, Côte de Nuits-Villages, Nuits-St-Georges or Pommard
- Californian Pinot Noir, especially from the vineyards of Carneros and Santa Barbara
- Pinot Noir from Matinborough and Central Otago in New Zealand
- Less expensive Pinot Noirs fromChile and Somontano (Spain)
- Any of the lighter Cotes du Rhone-Villages wines
- Rioja and Navarra from Spain, made from Tempranillo and Garnacha (Grenache) grapes