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Flavor/Aroma |
Food Pairing |
Dolcetto |
| | | Cherry, blackberry, black pepper, plum, ink, almond, licorice |
Spaghetti with red tomato sauce, chicken, macaroni and cheese, roasted red peppers, veal, eggplant parmesan |
Pinot Noir |
| | | Red/black cherries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, bacon, leather, barnyard/gamey, cedar, mint, allspice, truffles, black pepper, black olives, black tea, beets, cloves, dried flowers, mushrooms, chocolate |
Depending on style of Pinot: mushroom-based dishes and sauces, salmon, tuna, duck, chicken, turkey, veal, venison, pork, pasta with tomato sauce, Japanese, mozzarella, brie, cured meat, soft cheeses (Brie & Camembert) |
Barbera |
| | | Cherry, plum, red currant, blackberries, licorice |
Roast beef, turkey, veal, meat loaf, smoked salmon |
Sangiovese |
| | | Strawberry, black cherry, blueberry, plum tobacco, truffles, dried herbs, cinnamon, clove |
Tomato-based dishes and sauces, pasta, sausage, pork, steak, pizza, salmon, lamb, chicken, barbecue sauces, blue cheeses |
Cabernet Franc |
| | | Sweet herb, mushroom, bell pepper, earth, cedar, tobacco, tea, strawberry, black cherry, cranberry |
Salmon, pork, turkey |
Merlot |
| | | Black cherries, blackberry, black currant, chocolate, plum, allspice, anise, basil, clove, leather, cedar, cigar box, black pepper |
Red meats, veal, venison, pork, lamb, turkey duck, cheddar cheese |
Grenache |
| | | Red currant, strawberry, sour cherry, raspberry, black pepper, ginger, anise, nutmeg, oregano |
Venison, lamb, boar, beef, chicken, pizza, roasted red peppers |
Tempranillo |
| | | Strawberry, cherry, green herbs, black currant, leather, tea, plums, tobacco, cassis |
Pork, lamb, veal, sausage, pasta with tomato-based sauces, hard cheeses |
Norton |
| | | Plum, cherry, cassis, black pepper |
Grilled meats, wild game |
Zinfandel |
| | | Spicy pepper, raspberry, black currant, blackberry, cherry, plum, chocolate, cedar, allspice |
Steak, turkey, roast beef, lamb chops, venison, sausage, barbecue sauces, blue cheeses |
Syrah |
| | | Blackberry, black currant, plum, black cherry, roasted meat, anise, black pepper, licorice, clove, thyme, sandalwood, cedar, tar, leather |
Duck, beef, goose, lamb, veal, venison, pork, sausage, hard cheeses, red meats, barbecue sauces, cheddar cheese, blue cheeses |
Malbec |
| | | Black currants, plum, anise, blackberry, tar, leather, gamey |
Red meat, poultry, sausage, pizza |
Mourvedre |
| | | Blackberries, spices, pepper, leather, green tea, gamey |
Venison, lamb, boar |
Petite Sirah |
| | | Black pepper, blackberry, black cherry, black currants, bacon, brown sugar, anise, cinnamon |
Pork, beef, lamb, chicken |
Cabernet Sauvignon |
| | | Black currants, blackberry, black cherry, plum, chocolate, mint, violets, cedar, leather, cigar box, anise, bell pepper, black pepper |
Red meats, lamb, veal, pork, duck |
Petit Verdot |
| | | Pepper, spices, black currant, blackberry, pencil shavings, tar, leather |
Generally used as a blending grape, barbecue sauces, lamb chops |
Nebbiolo |
| | | Tar, cocoa, bitter chocolate, mushrooms, violets, tea leaves, licorice, truffle, earth, blackberry |
Beef, game dishes, veal, roast beef |
