Do you drink wine with your steak?

[sharky]

The wife and I have started drinking more wine with our meals lately. I have never been a fan of red wine, so I have had white. However I'm getting a little more adventurous and would like to expand my tastes!

Does anyone have any recommendations for what wine goes best with particular foods cooked on the grill?

[SeanB]

I am not a big wine drinker, but my wife loves Merlot. If I am not mistaken it has a relatively strong oak flavor. I am thinking it would go good with grilled red meats.

[Deuce]

My grandmother always said drink the wine the same color of the meat you are cooking. Since going on th south beach diet I have started to drink more red wines. I like merlot, pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon. My new favorite is Beringer Founders' Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. It is excellent with steak.

[sharky]

Thanks Deuce.
I'll have to try that one out.

[TOMP]

Red wines are a little more robust then white, thus the need to require a taste for them. But you will and then wonder how you ever drank white,

Start w/ a Pinot Noir (mild red)
then work up to a Merlot ater that a Cabernet (very robust) as you get aquired to the taste try a Zinfandel ( not white but a red) this is a little spicy. great for mexican cuisine.

Dont let price be your guide. some of my favs are only $8 - $11. if you have a Costco or Sams in your area, they have a great selection at great prices.

Hope this helps!

Tomp

[StPeteBBQ]

Recently, I have been buying Shiraz. I like it. Yellowtail brand is consistantly good and not very expensive. In fact the entire Yellowtail line is good.

I also like Chilean wines... particularly the Merlots.

The only important thing about wine is to drink what tastes good to you without regard to price. There are a few wine basics, but after that go with what you like.

As TomP says, there are plenty of great wines to be found between $8 and $11.

[sharky]

Thanks for the input guys.

I have to admit, I don't know much about wine at all

[sharky]

I'd like to invite you all over to my good friends new forum, Wine Talk - http://www.winetalk.com

It's a new forum, however they are just as passionate about wine as I am of grilling (Perhaps even more!)! I'm starting to learn a lot from them!