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What wine goes with pot roast?

Pot roast is comfort braised in its own gravy — soft beef, sweet carrots, deep pan juices. Round, warming reds with supple tannin belong here; the dish has no hard edges and the wine shouldn't either.

Best overallRed

Côtes du Rhône

Grenache blend — warm, spiced, supple

Tastes like it was made for slow-cooked beef, because in France it basically was.

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Smoothest matchRed

Merlot

Plum, cocoa, soft

Velvet on velvet — its gentleness mirrors the fork-tender beef.

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Best valueRed

Montepulciano d’Abruzzo

Dark, friendly, honest

Weeknight-priced depth for a weekend-effort dish.

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Deglaze the pan with a splash of the same bottle — gravy and glass become one.

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