Wine & Roast dinner Pairing Guide

During the colder months, the heady aroma of a slow-cooked roast wafting through the house can bring immense comfort and warmth to a home. However, preparing a succulent roast with all the trimmings is a labour of love, making it all the more important to savour the end result with the perfect bottle of wine. The ideal wine pairing for your roast dinner depends on the type of roast you're making, the ingredients used in the cooking process, and the accompanying sides. To help you with this mission, we've compiled this comprehensive guide to pairing wine with various roasts.

Best Wine With Roast Chicken

Chardonnay

Crispy chicken skin is an excellent match to a rich and full bodied, buttery Chardonnay.

BEST WINE WITH ROAST PORK Rosé

Pork is an incredibly versatile meat - it can be roasted in endless ways depending on the cut of meat, flavours it's cooked in, and the way it's served. In all cases, roast pork pairs best with a wine that combines richness with acidity. A Rosé with luscious fruit flavours and a dry finish is an excellent partner.

McGUIGAN SINGLE BATCH PROJECT CHARDONNAY

Hand crafted from premium grapes grown in South Australia, this fine boned but full-bodied Chardonnay sings with stonefruit and citrus, peaches, melons & creamy, vanillan oak.

McGUIGAN SINGLE BATCH PROJECT ROSÉ

This fresh and crisp Dry Rosé embodies intense flavours of fresh strawberries and cream with hints of citrus fruits, reflective of its aromatics. This wine has a clean, crisp finish.

Best Wine With Roast

Shiraz, with its bold and intense flavour profile and notes of black pepper, smoke and dark fruit, is exceptional in complementing roast beef's rich, savoury flavours. The chalky tannins in Shiraz work well in clearing the palate between bites.

McGUIGAN SINGLE BATCH PROJECT SHIRAZ

A classic fruit driven Shiraz bursting with aromas of dark fruits and spice with subtle oak undertones. This is a full bodied wine showcasing sweet dark berry fruit combined with oaky flavours backed up with good acid drive to give length.

BEST WINE WITH ROAST LAMB Cabernet

As far as wine pairing and roast lamb go, a rich and full-bodied Cabernet Sauvignon is a match made in heaven. The bold fruity flavours of a Cabernet Sauvignon with its high tannic and acidity content is perfect for cutting through the richness of the meat and cleansing the palate.

McGUIGAN SINGLE BATCH PROJECT CABERNET

Bright raspberries and violets fill the nose. The palate is quite straight up and down with classic cabernet fruits for blackcurrants and cassis. Some nice firm tannins make this and ideal food wine.

BEST WINE WITH ROAST DUCK Pinot Noir

Duck is a rich, fatty and gamey meat, so a wine with a higher level of acidity is a great choice. A lighter red wine such as Pinot Noir is a wellknown partner with roast duck.

McGUIGAN SINGLE BATCH PROJECT PINOT NOIR

This Pinot Noir is a medium bodied, aromatic & fresh wine that has a lively herbal middle-palate & wild cherry hit. An ideal wine to accompany your next roast.