Light-bodied Merlot wines
When enjoying this type of Merlot wine, you can choose to pair it with the same foods as Gamay or Sangiovese:
1. Pizza and Mexican cheese pizza;
2. Pasta flavored with tomato sauce (especially with prosciutto/bacon or mushrooms);
3. grilled chicken;
4. frozen York ham.
Ripe and full-bodied Merlot wines
1. Italian sausage with fennel;
2. Grilled meatloaf;
3. Burgers (especially cheeseburgers);
4. Spicy risottos;
5, Roast turkey (mature style Merlot wines are great for Thanksgiving or Christmas);
6, medium-hard cheeses (the flavor should not be too overpowering);
7. charred salmon;
8. Chinese crispy roast duck crepes;
9, braised veal chops;
10. stewed chicken, pork or rabbit.
Classic and elegant Merlot wines or Merlot-dominated Bordeaux blends
Merlot wines of this style are a perfect match for the following foods:
Grilled steak, pork or lamb chops (especially those seasoned with thyme, rosemary and oregano);
2. steak (especially steak topped with a red wine sauce);
3. Wellington steak;
4. Roast leg of lamb (pink-meat roasted leg of lamb is better);
Roast duck, roast chicken and turkey.
