That American favorite, the hamburger, isn't just about the meat. It's also about the fixings: lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese, mayo, mustard, ketchup, chili, mushrooms, bacon – you name it. Most folks opt for iced tea or a beer, but wine goes with burgers, too.

The secret is to match the right food component of the burger with the wine. Here are our "burger wine" picks for the summer in a range of styles and flavors to pair with your favorite burger add-ons.

Rebecca Murphy is a Washington state freelance wine writer.

($19.99; Central Market and Pogo's Wine & Spirits)

If you like ketchup with your burger, the fruitiness of this delicious rosé will complement rather than clash with the condiment's sweetness. Grenache brings bright strawberry flavors, and syrah, a little spicy black pepper. Barely perceptible sweetness is balanced with zingy acidity, so the wine finishes crisp and refreshing.

($19.99-$25; Dallas Central Market, Pogo's and Chateau Wine Market)

The 2005 vintage in Beaujolais was spectacular, and Chateau des Jacques is not an average Beaujolais. Moulin à Vent is one of the Beaujolais crus, so you can expect a more serious wine, but not too serious for a burger. Intense cherry-berry aromas and flavors, along with zesty acidity and supple tannins, help refresh the taste buds and cut through the fat of the meat, cheese and mayo.

($15.99; Centennial Fine Wine & Spirits, Central Market, Mr. G's in Plano, Farpointe Cellar in Southlake, Pogo's)

Juicy is the word for Argentinian malbec, and winemaker Susana Balbo is a malbec master. Delectable plum and floral aromas and flavors, all plush and ripe in the mouth with velvety tannins, match a burger trimmed with fresh tomato, onion and lettuce.

($14.99-$17.99; Crush Wine Shop [formerly Best Cellars],

Mr. G's in Plano and Pogo's)

Texas winemaker Kim McPherson's latest wine was released for the first time this spring. The berry fruit of grenache tames the meaty, savory character of mourvédre (pronounced "moor-ved"), showing the best of both grapes in a robust, medium-bodied libation. Try it with a bacon cheeseburger.

($19.99-$21.99; Centennial and Pogo's)

The Foppiano family in Sonoma County makes many good wines, but petite sirah is their specialty, and a powerful one it is. This one can stand up to a chili- cheese- burger, with its inky black color and layered plum and black berry flavors, restrained by polished tannins.