Meatloaf Wine Pairings

Comfort Food

Ground meat baked with seasonings

SavoryHeartyComfortingSimple

Perfect Pairings

Cabernet Sauvignon

Red WineBordeaux, France & Napa Valley, USA

Full-bodied, structured and cassis-driven, with firm tannins, dark fruit and often cedar or graphite from oak and bottle age.

BoldTannic

Merlot

Red WineRight Bank Bordeaux, France & California, USA

Plush and plummy with soft tannins, offering black cherry, cocoa and gentle spice—rounder and more approachable than many Cabernets.

SmoothPlum

Syrah

Red WineNorthern Rhône, France & Barossa Valley, Australia (as Shiraz)

Dark, savory and peppery, with blackberry, black olive and smoked meat notes. Australian Shiraz tends to be riper and more full-bodied.

BoldSpicy

Zinfandel

Red Wine

Bold and fruit-forward with high alcohol, jammy berry notes, and often a spicy character.

JammyHigh Alcohol

White Zinfandel

Rosé WineCalifornia, USA

A sweeter style of rosé made from Zinfandel grapes, known for its pink color and flavors of strawberry and candy.

SweetFruity