Red spike in root, twisted (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
pinot noir
'red' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'spike in root twisted' is the wordplay.
'spike' becomes 'pin' (pinning is a kind of spiking).
'twisted' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in'+'root'='inroot'
'inroot' with letters rearranged gives 'otnoir'.
'pin'+'otnoir'='PINOT NOIR'
(Other definitions for pinot noir that I've seen before include "Type of red" , "Red wine grape" , "Drink" , "18 [WINE]" , "no white wine" .)