Wine with game
Meat
Venison, wild boar and game birds have a deep, savoury flavour. They take structured reds with earth, spice and firm tannin.
24 rated grapes match game.
Red grapes
Most known first- Syrahdark fruit, pepper, smokeVery full body
Medium acidity - Mourvèdremeaty, dark, herbalVery full body
Medium acidity - Blaufränkischbright, dark cherry, pepper, firm acidMedium body
Very high acidity - Mavruddark, tannic, blackberry and spiceVery full body
High acidity - Lagreindark, plummy, chocolatey, firmFull body
High acidity - Sagrantinomassive tannin, dark, blackberry, longVery full body
High acidity - Bagatannic, tart, dark, the Bairrada grapeFull body
Very high acidity - Teroldegodark, blueberry, spice, firmFull body
High acidity - Fumindark alpine red, pepper, firmFull body
Very high acidity - Refoscodark plum, bitter edge, firmMedium body
High acidity - Areni Sevsilky, dark berries and pepperMedium body
High acidity - Mondeuse Noiredark, peppery, alpine, firmMedium body
Very high acidity - Refosco dal Peduncolo Rossodark plum, bitter almond, firmFull body
High acidity - Schioppettinogreen pepper, cherry, FriulianMedium body
High acidity - Cornalin d'Aostejuicy, violet, elderberry and herbsMedium body
High acidity - Césarcherry scented, firm and ageworthyFull body
High acidity - Chatusfirm, dark and deeply structuredFull body
High acidity - Diolinoirdark, tannic, blackberry and violetFull body
Medium acidity - Etraire de la Duidark, grippy and built to ageFull body
High acidity - Mavrotraganofirm, red fruit and smokeFull body
High acidity - Persanfirm, grippy and brightly acidicFull body
Very high acidity - Pignolodense, tannic, fruity and spicedVery full body
High acidity - Tazzelenghefirm, fresh and densely structuredFull body
Very high acidity - Oseletadense, firm and dark-berriedVery full body
High acidity
Sources
The pairings and the style profiles are our own assessment. Grape facts on the linked pages come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).