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.
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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Merlot
Plum, cocoa, soft
Velvet on velvet — its gentleness mirrors the fork-tender beef.
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Montepulciano d’Abruzzo
Dark, friendly, honest
Weeknight-priced depth for a weekend-effort dish.
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Sommelier's tip
Deglaze the pan with a splash of the same bottle — gravy and glass become one.
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