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The best wines to pair with beetroot

Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on May 23 2022 at 06:33

Beetroot is one of the few vegetables that pairs better with red wine than with white - not only for the colour though that tends to put the brain on auto-suggest - but its rich, earthy sometimes sweet flavour.

True it’s often partnered with other ingredients that can affect the wine match - it goes well with rare game like pigeon, duck and venison, for example, but that’s still red wine territory (pinot noir in particular for me). Other fruity reds that generally work include dolcetto, blaufrankisch and mencia.

Good pairings for beets

Beetroot risotto

Beetroot makes a deliciously rich, flamboyantly pink risotto, better made, as you can see from the recipe below with red wine than with white. Pinot noir or dolcetto would be a perfect match for this.

Beetroot and pinot noir risotto

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Comments: 1 (Add)

Erin on June 30 2019 at 16:59

I’m making a raw beetroot slaw without cheese but it’s dressed with a lemony vinaigrette and has both raisins and pistachios in the mix. i’m at a loss re wine to serve.

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