Best Value
Plus & Minus Pinot Noir NV
SA
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with roast vegetables
Sweet, caramelised veg suits round whites and light reds.
How are you cooking it?
Pinot Noir
Earthy and light, a natural with beetroot and mushrooms.
- 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
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Fat / tanninfat softens grip
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Best Value
Pete's Pure Pinot Noir 2025
Murray Darling, NSW
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Deakin Estate Pinot Noir 2025
South East Australia
$13.83per bottle
$83.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Tempus Two Silver Series Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV
South Eastern Australia
$14.67per bottle
$176.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Viognier & Marsanne
Rich and apricot-scented, lovely with roast pumpkin.
- 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
Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2023
Barossa Valley, SA
$17.17per bottle
$206.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Dandelion Honeypot of the Barossa Roussanne 2025
Barossa Valley, SA
$23.83per bottle
$286.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Cave de Tain Marsanne 2023
Rhône Valley, France
$24.83per bottle
$149.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
M. Chapoutier Tournon Mathilda Viognier Marsanne 2024
Heathcote, VIC
$19.00per bottle
$228.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Grenache & GSM blends
Spicy and juicy for ratatouille and eggplant.
- 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
Cellars
Best Value
Mr Mick Grenache 2024
Clare Valley, SA
$18.17per bottle
$109.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Sister's Run Cow's Corner Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
Barossa, SA
$19.42per bottle
$233.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Cellier des Dauphins Les Dauphins Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2024
Rhone Valley, France
$19.42per bottle
$233.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Chardonnay
Rounded and nutty with roast cauliflower and nut roasts.
- 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
Winesmiths Premium Chardonnay 2000ml
SA
$7.94per 750ml equivalent
$127.00 for 6 × 2L
Cellars
Best Value
Rhythm and Rhyme Chardonnay NV
Riverland, SA
$11.00per bottle
$132.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Angove Long Row Chardonnay 2024
Riverland, SA
$11.17per bottle
$134.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Smith's Lane Estate Chardonnay 2023
North East Victoria
$12.00per bottle
$72.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Tip
Roasting makes vegetables sweet, so wines with ripe fruit match best.
Best avoided
Very tannic reds without meat or fat to soften them.
About roast vegetables and wine
Today’s picks run from $7.94 to $24.83 a bottle, chosen for value from 1,455 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 roast vegetables?
Pinot Noir, Viognier & Marsanne and Grenache & GSM blends are the best matches for roast vegetables. Earthy and light, a natural with beetroot and mushrooms.
What’s a good cheap wine with roast vegetables?
Winesmiths Premium Chardonnay 2000ml is the cheapest of today’s picks at $7.94 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with roast vegetables?
Very tannic reds without meat or fat to soften them.
