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Windowrie The Mill Pinot Noir 2025
Canowindra, NSW
$17.50per bottle
$25.00
$210.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Food & wine pairing
Best wine with duck
Pinot Noir is the classic, with savoury Italian reds a close second.
How are you cooking it?
Peking or plum sauce: Sweet sauce suits softer, fruit-forward Pinot or Grenache.
Pinot Noir
Cherry fruit and fresh acidity balance rich duck fat, especially with a plum or cherry sauce.
- Lighter than the dish: best with a lighter version of it
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Plus & Minus Pinot Noir NV
SA
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Best Value
Pete's Pure Pinot Noir 2025
Murray Darling, NSW
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Best Value
Deakin Estate Pinot Noir 2025
South East Australia
$13.83per bottle
$83.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Grenache
Soft and spicy. Lovely with five-spice and roast duck.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Angove ESTD 1886 SMG Shiraz Mourvèdre Grenache 2024
Riverland, SA
$16.67per bottle
$100.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Best Value
Mr Mick Grenache 2024
Clare Valley, SA
$18.17per bottle
$109.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Best Value
Ulithorne Dona Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre 2020
McLaren Vale, SA
$19.58per bottle
$235.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Best Value
Gardner's Vineyard Grenache 2014
Eyre Peninsula, SA
$19.00per bottle
$114.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Nebbiolo & Barolo
Rose-scented and firm. A special-occasion match for duck breast or confit.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
- Firm tannin is softened by the fat and protein
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Tip
Peking duck with hoisin? Pinot Noir every time.
Best avoided
Very oaky, heavy reds that bury the meat.
About duck and wine
Today’s picks run from $13.67 to $19.58 a bottle, chosen for value from 31 matching wines across the Australian retailers we compare. Six-packs and dozens are shown as a price per bottle.
Questions
What wine goes best with duck?
Pinot Noir, Nebbiolo & Barolo and Grenache are the best matches for duck. Cherry fruit and fresh acidity balance rich duck fat, especially with a plum or cherry sauce.
What’s a good cheap wine with duck?
Plus & Minus Pinot Noir NV is the cheapest of today’s picks at $13.67 a bottle from cellars.com.au. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with duck?
Very oaky, heavy reds that bury the meat.