55 pairings
Syrah
Provencal daube with olives with Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe La Crau Rouge: The wine's olive and garrigue notes mirror the slow-braised beef stew.
The short answer
Across 297 beef stew pairings on 295 of our bottle pages, the grapes our editors pour most often are Syrah (55), Nebbiolo (51), Grenache (50) and Pinot Noir (45). For example, Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe La Crau Rouge from Rhone Valley with provencal daube with olives: The wine's olive and garrigue notes mirror the slow-braised beef stew.
By style: red 275, white 1, sparkling 1, orange 1 of the 297 pairings.
The wines that turn up most: Barolo, Amarone della Valpolicella Classico, Eger, Venezia Giulia, DOC Friuli Colli Orientali, Barbaresco.
The best grapes for beef stew
51 pairings
Nebbiolo
Braised beef cheek with Gaja Sori Tildin: Long-braised collagen melts against firm tannin while the dish's depth meets the wine's licorice register.
50 pairings
Grenache
Beef daube with black olives with Domaine de la Janasse Chaupin: Dark fruit and earthy minerality pair naturally with Provencal braised beef.
45 pairings
Pinot Noir
Boeuf bourguignon with Chambertin Grand Cru: Slow-braised beef in Pinot reduction matches the wine's structure and savoury depth.
35 pairings
Cabernet Sauvignon
Braised beef cheek with star anise and cinnamon with Chateau Cos d'Estournel: The wine's incense and spice aromatics mirror the Oriental spices in the braise; long-cooked collagen richness matches the wine's body.
31 pairings
Mourvedre
Daube Provencale with Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge: The wine's garrigue notes echo the olive and herbal braise.
24 pairings
Blaufränkisch
Hungarian gulyas with Sikhegy Egri Bikaver Grand Superior: High acidity cuts through the paprika-rich stew.
23 pairings
Corvina
Braised beef cheeks with bone marrow with Dal Forno Romano Amarone della Valpolicella: The wine's almost overwhelming concentration needs the fat and collagen richness of long-braised ox cheek.
Bottles to pour with beef stew
The best-rated pairings, one per producer and no more than two from any one region, so the list travels.
Boeuf bourguignon
Slow-braised beef in Pinot reduction matches the wine's structure and savoury depth.
Braised beef cheek
Long-braised collagen melts against firm tannin while the dish's depth meets the wine's licorice register.
Braised beef cheeks with bone marrow
The wine's almost overwhelming concentration needs the fat and collagen richness of long-braised ox cheek.
Brasato al Barolo
The braise's depth meets Monfortino's vast structure and savoury core.
Beef daube with black olives
Dark fruit and earthy minerality pair naturally with Provencal braised beef.
Brasato with Amarone
The classic Veronese braised beef dish ideally uses Amarone in the braise, creating a flavour mirror.
Daube Provencale
The wine's garrigue notes echo the olive and herbal braise.
Slow-braised beef cheeks with Marsala
The wine's density and graphite structure match the rich braise; Marsala echoes the volcanic character.
Beef cheek braised in red wine
Long-cooked beef and a wine reduction echo the wine's iron and dried herb register.
Braised beef cheek with star anise and cinnamon
The wine's incense and spice aromatics mirror the Oriental spices in the braise; long-cooked collagen richness matches the wine's body.
Braised beef cheeks with red wine
Long-cooked beef cheek finds a peer in the wine's volume and sweet cedar.
Brasato al Amarone
Beef braised in Amarone is the canonical pairing; Bertani's leather-herb notes reinforce the braise.
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pairings by region
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- Burgundy: 37 pairings, Burgundy food and wine pairing
- Eger: 33 pairings, Eger food and wine pairing
- Provence: 32 pairings, Provence food and wine pairing
- Languedoc: 25 pairings, Languedoc food and wine pairing
- Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 20 pairings, Friuli-Venezia Giulia food and wine pairing
- Valpolicella: 19 pairings, Valpolicella food and wine pairing
- Rhone Valley: 9 pairings, Rhone Valley food and wine pairing
- Loire Valley: 8 pairings, Loire Valley food and wine pairing
- Dão: 7 pairings, Dão food and wine pairing
- Beaujolais: 6 pairings, Beaujolais food and wine pairing
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Wine with beef stew, FAQ
What wine goes with beef stew?
Across 297 beef stew pairings on 295 of our bottle pages, the grapes our editors pour most often are Syrah (55), Nebbiolo (51), Grenache (50) and Pinot Noir (45). For example, Domaine du Vieux Telegraphe La Crau Rouge from Rhone Valley with provencal daube with olives: The wine's olive and garrigue notes mirror the slow-braised beef stew.
Red or white wine with beef stew?
Most often red: of the 278 beef stew pairings, the split by style is red 99%, white 0%, sparkling 0% and orange 0%. The bottles below show which of each work and why.
Which wine regions are best with beef stew?
The regions with the most beef stew pairings on our bottle pages are Piedmont, Burgundy and Eger.