The Most Popular Red Wine to Complement Your Steak

The Most Popular Red Wine to Complement Your Steak

By Dennis McCurley

The temperature of the grill is perfect. The smells of the steaks cooking is really making your mouth water. You take a quick look at the timer and realize that the baked potatoes are almost ready to come out of the oven. And the Caesar salad looks absolutely scrumptious. Now the most important decision to be made is the selection of the best red wine to go along with the meal needs to be made.

You agree with the rule that red wine should be paired with red meat. However, with all the varieties of red wine which one should you select. Now you should decide as to the degree of dryness of the wine and the fullest of the body that you will enjoy.

A Caberent Sauvignon is one red wine variety that goes wonderfully with red meat. Here you will find a red wine that is usually extremely dry with a full body. Now the question that comes to mind is how can something that is fluid or wet be considered dry. The dryness is the state that your mouth is in after taking a swallow of the wine.

This dryness refers to the amount of saliva left in your mouth after a swallow and the amount of time it takes for more saliva to be produced. The dry quality of any red wine and a few white wines comes from the tannic acid contained in the wine. Tannic acid is a natural substance that is derived from the skin of the grape used to make the wine. It affects the dryness of the wine as well as the body. The body can be seen by swirling the wine in your glass and as it runs down the side how well it coats the glass determines the degree of body. A Caberent Sauvignon is said to be very dry with a full body.

A wine that is said to have moderate dryness and a medium body is a Merlot. Merlot wines are normally a blend of the sangiovese red grapes and the trebbiano white grapes. Upon sniffing the wine you should be able to determine several spice aromas that will make the pairing with red meat excellent. The medium body makes the Merlot very enjoyable but is a bit heavier than a Zinfandel.

If you are new to red wines it is recommended to start with a Chianti. Now this is the red wine that used to be called the bread basket wine. This is because that in the olden days the bottle was encased in a straw weave that covered at least half of the bottle. This variety of red wine is called "fruity" as you should be able to both smell and taste varied fruits in the wine.

While you can smell and taste spices and fruits it should be known that to be classified a wine then nothing but the skins and juice from the grapes is allowed to be used in the distilling process. The oak barrels, tannin, juice is all that to into the making of the wine.

The selection of the red wine is a personal decision. You should know the types of wine that you like and use this knowledge to select the best wine to go with your meal. There truly is no mystery to wines, find the types you like and enjoy.

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