So go for something mild here unless you want a very bloody-looking sauce that's very strong-flavored. The richer it is in tannins the stronger it is. Tannins are what give the wine the deep red color. The age of the wine and how rich it is in tannins.Things to look for when choosing a wine to make a red wine reduction sauce: It doesn't have to be the most expensive to make a good sauce. Now I don't mind so much for grape varieties as long as it's a quality red wine. For example, a roasted game such as duck would go extremely well with a red wine sauce made of sweet or semi-sweet wine. And also the meat that will accompany the sauce. But if you ask me it all comes down to personal preference. What Type Of Wine To Useĭry red wines with a fruity taste are used mostly to make a red wine sauce. Other ingredients used in this recipe are garlic, honey, and Demi-Glace sauce instead of the meat juices. The flavorings in this red wine sauce are sweet spices such as cloves, and allspice as well as thyme and bay leaves. The basic ingredients to make red wine sauce are wine (usually dry, more on this in the text below), onions or shallots, butter to thicken it, and meat juices to flavor it.
The spices and flavor of this sauce will be reminding you strongly of Stifado (Greek beef stew with red wine + tomato sauce + shallots).
Red Wine Reduction Sauce is a miracle sauce as it can turn a simple roast meat into a restaurant-quality dish! And though this is not a traditional Greek recipe but more of a French-inspired one.
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