'Steak Night' Entertainer's Reds Dozen

Fire up the grill and start marinading – then reach for one of these premium steak-friendly red internationals. You'll save $110 on rich, succulent reds from Argentina, southern Italy, Spain's Rioja and Australia.

Puglia's Primitivo is a dark and velvety grape and Pillastro a fine, Double Gold-winning example. Our top-selling Italian red and one that partners a juicy steak perfectly. Italy also offers an intriguing combo of Sangiovese and Montepulciano – a fresh and juicy red from the same cellar as Pillastro.

In Argentiana they know quite a bit about steak and red wine pairing and might well suggest The Waxed Bat Reserve as an ideal candidate. It's a luxury edition of a bestselling red, crafted by Trophy-winning winemaker Opi Sadler using fine Cabernet and Malbec from high-altitude vineyards

we can’t reveal the winery name behind Selección Especial Numerada 72 Rioja Crianza – it's a label we use for secret deal wines from top cellars, bottled anonymously and sold for a fraction of their value. It’s made mainly from Tempranillo, with just a dash of Garnacha and aged for a year in seasoned oak barriques, and years in the bodega’s cellar. This widely acclaimed 2021 vintage is now drinking perfectly. Great with a lovely rib-eye or perhaps even better, a juicy lamb backstrap.

Lastly there's a classy Aussie pairing of a delicious Shiraz from organically certified Zilzie, and a 92pt Clare Valley GSM from the dynamic team at Claymore Wines. As Sam Kim Wine Orbit says, this is: "Sweetly ripe and inviting… with dark plum, cherry, thyme and rich floral aromas" and a "succulent palate… good weight and fleshy texture, leading to a splendidly long smooth finish."