beef

Kicked off with a rioja and beef stew. Who knows what tomorrow holds for us.

A nice ribeye seared on the grill, steamed peas, brown rice and Macchia Outrageous old vine zin.

Beef is easy to pair. The answer depends on whether it is a spicy style chuckwagon stew, or a more earthy vegetable-driven stew, and how creamy the sauce is..

So a question in one of these threads, or perhaps in a comments thread on one of my articles got me thinking about my favorite varietal wines. First off I will have to group my answer in two parts, noble wines and not...

Not that they're related, but your Mencia for some reason made me think of Bonarda, which might be another good option on the more esoteric side of the house.

Yep. Depends on the stew. You can probably serve almost anything really, but ... really ripe and I guess with beef bourguignon you could probably serve pinot noir, although a cab franc, or any Bordeaux variety would...

Zinfandel is a good recommendation. I also find that Sangiovese, Chianti, Rosso di Montalcino, and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano in particular, offers alot of band for the buck and works very well with simple stews. Earthy...

Roast Duck is great with Pinot. I like the combination of mushroom and filet, ie beef wellingtonesque dishes I would characterize the styles as Burgundian for the Felton Road and very much what Oregon is hoping for with...

Roast duck works well, and if you add a fruited sauce more cherries than ... and dairy (from airdried beef to gratined potatoes) all work, but I'm not totally up on the Felton Road and Maysara styles of pinot. How would...

I like Cab and Merlot, not to keen on Syrahs. You're right, the stew won't keep. lol