Type of spirit, sort served alongside wine (7)
I believe the answer is:
kindred
'type of spirit' is the definition.
(as in a kindred spirit)
'sort served alongside wine' is the wordplay.
'sort' becomes 'kind' (synonyms).
'served alongside' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'wine' becomes 'red' (red wine is an example).
'kind'+'red'='KINDRED'
(Other definitions for kindred that I've seen before include "A ... spirit shares your feelings" , "These spirits have similar tastes" , "Associated - relations" , "clan" , "Family - like" .)