what is a sweet red?

[mrdutton]

I would never serve a sweet red with beef. The fat in the meat clashes with the sugar in the vino.

That said, I'd suggest you might want to try a wine that has apparent sweetness because of the fruit forward taste of the wine.

Try a wine from France known as Beaujolais. Or you may want to head toward a wine with a bit dryer and earthier taste, but still a lot of fruit.

If so, try some of the wines from the Rhone region of France, a GSM (Grenache, Shiraz, Mourvedre) from OZ (Australia) or a syrah from California.