Words for Wine: Red

Find words and phrases to describe red wine such as Pinot Noir and Cabernet, including pairing foods and flavors.

  1. acacia flower
  2. allspice
  3. alpine forest floor
  4. anise
  5. anise
  6. artificial fruit
  7. ash
  8. avocado
  9. bacon
  10. baked berry pie
  11. baking spice
  12. barbeque spice
  13. beefsteak
  14. bell pepper
  15. Bing cherry
  16. bittersweet chocolate
  17. black cherry
  18. black currant
  19. black fruits
  20. black olive
  21. black pepper
  22. black truffles
  23. blackberry
  24. blackberry liquer
  25. blackstrap molasses
  26. blue fruits
  27. blueberry
  28. boysenberry
  29. boysenberry cobbler
  30. brambly berry
  31. Brazil nut
  32. briar
  33. bullion
  34. caraway seed
  35. cardamom
  36. cardamom
  37. cardboard flavors
  38. cassis
  39. cedar
  40. cedar chest
  41. cherry
  42. cherry cola
  43. cherry pip
  44. chocolate
  1. leather
  2. licorice
  3. licorice root
  4. light tannins
  5. loganberry
  6. loganberry jam
  7. maple
  8. marionberry
  9. marzipan
  10. melted fudge
  11. melted licorice
  12. melted tar
  13. milk chocolate
  14. milkweed
  15. mineral-tinged
  16. minerality
  17. mint
  18. mocha
  19. mocha oak
  20. moist earth
  21. molasses
  22. moss
  23. mulled fruit
  24. mulling spices
  25. mushroom
  26. new oak
  27. oak
  28. orange
  29. orange peel
  30. orange rind
  31. orchard fruit
  32. Oriental spices
  33. pain d’épice
  34. pea
  35. pepper
  36. peppercorn
  37. pine
  38. pinyon pine
  39. pipe tobacco
  40. pistachio
  41. plantain
  42. plum
  43. plum jam
  44. plum pie
  1. cigar box
  2. cinnamon
  3. clean earth
  4. clove
  5. cocoa
  6. coconut
  7. coffee
  8. cola
  9. cranberry
  10. creosote
  11. crushed rose petals
  12. crushed seashell
  13. crushed violets
  14. crème de cassis
  15. Cuban cigar
  16. cucumber
  17. currant
  18. dark chocolate
  19. dried thyme
  20. earthy
  21. eggplant
  22. elm
  23. espresso
  24. espresso bean
  25. exotic wood spice
  26. fennel
  27. fig
  28. fine tannins
  29. forest floor
  30. framboise
  31. freesia
  32. French oak
  33. fresh baked cherry pie
  34. fresh crushed berries
  35. fresh grass
  36. fresh herbs
  37. garrigue
  38. geranium
  39. gooseberry
  40. graphite
  41. green olive
  42. herbs
  43. huckleberry
  44. iron
  1. prune
  2. radish
  3. raisin
  4. raspberry
  5. red fruits
  6. red licorice
  7. rhubarb
  8. roasted coffee
  9. roasted meats
  10. roses
  11. saddle leather
  12. sage
  13. seasoned wood
  14. smoked meat
  15. smoky notes
  16. soft oak
  17. soy
  18. soy sauce
  19. spice
  20. spice box
  21. strawberry
  22. sweet oak
  23. sweet tomato
  24. tea
  25. toast
  26. toasted almonds
  27. tobacco
  28. toffee
  29. truffle
  30. truffle-mineral flavor
  31. underbrush
  32. vanilla
  33. vanilla bean
  34. violet pastilles
  35. violets
  36. walnut
  37. wet stone
  38. wheat
  39. white pepper
  40. wild berry
  41. wild blackberry
  42. wild fennel
  43. wild strawberries
  1. brick red
  2. bright pale red
  3. brilliant cranberry-salmon
  4. brilliant crimson red
  5. burgundy
  6. cardinal red
  7. carnelian red
  8. cherry red
  9. clear garnet
  10. clear ruby
  11. cranberry
  12. crimson
  13. dark garnet
  14. dark purple
  15. dark red with a ruby cast
  1. garnet
  2. glass-coating opaque purple
  3. inky blue black
  4. inky purple
  5. intense ruby red
  6. lovely ruby
  7. mahogany
  8. medium cardinal red
  9. medium crimson
  10. medium plum
  11. medium russet
  12. opaque amethyst
  13. opaque black ruby
  14. opaque ruby purple
  15. plum
  1. dark royal purple
  2. dark ruby
  3. dark, solid red
  4. deep amethyst
  5. deep cranberry
  6. deep crimson
  7. deep garnet-red
  8. deep magenta
  9. deep plum red
  10. deep plum-garnet
  11. deep red
  12. deep ruby
  13. deep ruby-violet
  14. deep violet-red
  15. dense purple-black
  1. purple-black
  2. red
  3. red plum
  4. red ruby
  5. rich maroon
  6. rich ruby-purple
  7. royal purple
  8. ruby red
  9. russet
  10. rusty ruby
  11. saturated ruby
  12. terracotta
  13. vibrant garnet
  14. violet
  15. youthful garnet
  1. aged cheese
  2. ahi tuna
  3. ahi tuna tartar
  4. bacon pancetta salad
  5. bacon-wrapped dates
  6. barbeque pork spareribs
  7. blackened fish
  8. braised lamb shanks
  9. braised pork chops
  10. braised rabbit
  11. braised short ribs
  12. braised sweetbreads
  13. buffalo
  14. Cajun food
  15. cedar planked salmon
  16. Cheddar cheese
  17. cheese
  18. chicken fricassee
  19. cioppino
  20. cornish game hen
  21. cow's milk cheeses
  22. crispy pork belly
  23. dark chocolate cake
  24. deep fried vegetables
  25. Dijon-brushed steak
  26. duck
  27. duck Bolognese
  28. duck confit
  29. duck salad
  30. eggplant
  31. fettuccini in duck cream sauce
  1. linguine with fresh tomato sauce
  2. marinated tri-tip sirloin
  3. meatloaf
  4. meats glazed with a balsamic reduction
  5. morel mushrooms
  6. mushroom and Swiss burger
  7. mushroom soup
  8. pan-seared salmon
  9. pate
  10. Pecorino
  11. pheasant
  12. pizza
  13. Po'boy sandwiches
  14. pork chops
  15. pork loin
  16. pork tenderloin with cranberry sauce
  17. poultry
  18. prime rib
  19. rabbit
  20. rabbit and leek ragout
  21. raw shellfish
  22. rib roast
  23. rich cheeses
  24. rich stews
  25. ricotta-stuffed ravioli
  26. risotto
  27. roast beef
  28. roast beet salad
  29. roast lamb
  30. roast squab
  31. roasted garlic dishes
  1. filet tournedos
  2. flat iron steaks with red wine reduction
  3. Fontina
  4. French onion soup
  5. fresh fruit
  6. full-flavored dishes
  7. game birds
  8. game dishes
  9. gnocchi
  10. goat cheese soufflé
  11. goose
  12. gorgonzola-stuffed figs
  13. grilled Asian flank steak
  14. grilled lobster
  15. grilled pepper steak
  16. grilled pork tenderloin
  17. grilled Porterhouse with parsley-garlic butter
  18. grilled salmon
  19. grilled spiced lamb
  20. grilled vegetable stacks
  21. halibut
  22. ham croquettes
  23. handmade dumplings
  24. hard cheeses
  25. heirloom tomato tart
  26. herb cheese
  27. herb-coated lamb
  28. herbed prime rib roast
  29. Indian food
  30. Italian pork roast
  31. lamp chops
  1. root vegetables
  2. rosemary beets
  3. rustic country bread
  4. salt crusted meats
  5. sausage
  6. savory BBQ
  7. savory fare
  8. shepherd's pie
  9. spice-rubbed quail
  10. spicy steak skewers
  11. steak au poivre salad
  12. steak kabobs
  13. stew
  14. Stilton cheese
  15. suckling pork
  16. sukiyaki beef
  17. tapenade
  18. Tex-Mex
  19. Thai style beef entrees
  20. truffles
  21. veal
  22. venison
  23. venison medallions
  24. venison tenderloin with Madeira sauce
  25. wild boar
  26. wild game
  27. wild mushroom quiche
  28. wild mushroom tartlets
  29. winter stew