Find wines that work wonderfully with mushroom risotto, where earthy, creamy and umami-rich flavours are complemented by elegant reds and textured whites with freshness and savoury complexity.
Beginner-friendly guides designed to help you understand wine with confidence.
Savagnin is a distinctive white grape best known in France's Jura region. It typically produces dry wines with high acidity and flavours of citrus, green apple, nuts and spice. Some examples develop complex oxidative notes of curry, walnut and preserved lemon.
Sangiovese is generally regarded as Italy's most widely planted red grape and is the foundation of wines such as Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino. It typically produces dry, medium-bodied wines with flavours of sour cherry, plum, dried herbs and spice.
Merlot is a dark-skinned red grape that often produces smooth, fruit-driven wines with flavours of plum, black cherry and chocolate. It is famous in Bordeaux and widely grown across the world, from California to Chile.
Choose low-tannin, fruit-forward reds like Pinot Noir, Gamay, Grenache, or Merlot for the smoothest introduction to red wine. If red wine has seemed bitter or heavy before, you may have started with the wrong bottle.
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