10 Creative Recipes That Use Red Wine

What could possibly make a margarita better? Swirling red wine sangria into the finished product! This is far from your average marg and it looks not only delicious, but also gorgeous in a lime and salt-rimmed glass.

Another beautiful recipe that leverages the color of red wine to make a dish that's fun to eat and look at. It's a fun twist on an Italian favorite and the crispy garlic is the perfect finishing touch.

Red wine, apples, curry roux, Worcestershire sauce, pickled radish... the ingredients for this dish are all over the place, but the final result looks incredible.

Rachael Ray did it again! Some people think red wine and fish don't go together, but this dish proves them wrong. The savory red wine sauce with the flaky fish make this dish an extra special week night dinner.

Take a trip back to your youth with these adorable red wine gummy bears! This recipe calls for malbec, but you could use any of your favorite reds to make these cute little treats.

This dessert is made with a wine cake, wine frosting, AND a wine filling. In other words, the art of the dessert has been perfected with this cupcake.

Everyone enjoys red wine with spaghetti, but have you had red wine IN spaghetti? Okay, maybe you have. But I bet not quite this much. This recipe results in heaping plates of burgundy-colored noodles and goes even better with red wine than normal spaghetti.

Red wine custard + a caramelized crunchy topping = I need this in my life immediately. Everyone loves a creme brulée, and this is such a fun take on a classic recipe.

Whoever thought to poach eggs in red wine is absolutely brilliant! These ruby-colored eggs are given an extra kick of flavor from the red wine and look lovely on a piece of grilled and buttered toast.

In this recipe, you poach the pears in red wine and then reduce the wine into a sauce to pout on top of the tart. It's a unique and aesthetically pleasing recipe that's absolutely perfect when pears are in season!