Stew

OK, maybe I'm getting a little carried away with my experimentation. This ... French wine-and-fish stew called a matelote. I've had them in several parts of France, including Alsace where the multiple versions I've been...

I''m really happy to see all of these recommendations in this thread. I will echo the thoughts of some others here and suggest Zinfandel (if it's spicy) or a Southern Rhone (if it's rich). Can't wait for you guys to see...

A precise recommendation really simmers down to how you sauce or otherwise prepare your stew, and the ingredients besides the beef. As well as the types of reds you like....

With all of these great recommendations, I almost didn't respond, but heck - im ... one of my favorites with stew (La Valentina is a good choice here) 3. Primitivo, like Zin, goes great with stew and you can find some...

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

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..

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 if it's got prunes and apricots, that's different than mushrooms and onions. So in the first case you might go with garnacha or something...

Zinfandel is a good recommendation. I also find that Sangiovese, Chianti, Rosso ... works very well with simple stews. Earthy Portuguese wines work very well too as do some Spanish wines. Lot's of choices out there! So...