What wine do you use to make beef wellington?

Question

what kind of merlot, wine, sherry is used to make beef wellington?

Answer 1

I am a former chef and alot of time it was what ever we got from the bar to cook with, but if I was doing with my kitchen stock, I used Madeira, a cream sherry is nice, but plain old red or white wine is fine also, just make sure to cook out the alcohol.

For the duxelle mushrooms I would use Madeira, but for a sauce to serve with it, a red wine sauce similar to bordelaise or even a marrow sauce.

Answer 2

Red wine (A good one)

Answer 3

I think it's red wine.  

Answer 4

A full bodied dry red wine, such as cabernet sauvignon or a bordeaux are both great choices for beef weelington.  Use the wine to deglaze the juices from the bottom of the pan after you have sauteed the meat.  Once you have placed the meat on the puff pastry, pour the juices on to the beef wellington and pour the sauce on top of the meat prior to adding the pate on top of the meat.  Use a good red wine and serve the same red wine with dinner.

Answer 5

Gordon Ramsay's Beef Wellington uses dry white wine.  The wine is used to make the mushroom stuffing mixture and not for the beef itself.  See the link below for the recipe.