The Ideal Wine for Pizza
The Best Wine for Pizza
Pizza is one of the most popular Italian recipes, historically born in Campania region, brought all over the world by Italian migrants during the first decades of the XX Century. There are a lot of different pizza types, mainly depending on the toppings; now we will only take into account the Margherita, the classic one. Margherita pizza is pretty simple: it only consists on a wheat flour base, tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. It is perfectly balanced on its own, because the acidity of the tomato sauce cleans the mouth from the smoothness and tenderness of both the mozzarella cheese and the wheat flour.
However, it is obviously possible to pair the pizza with some style of wines. Moreover, it is a pretty versatile dish to be paired with wine; obviously, it all depends on the style and topping of the pizza, today we will only talk about the classic one.
Consider this when Pairing Wine and Pizza
The best pairing for the Margherita pizza is a fresh red wine, with vibrant tannins and refreshing acidity that will balance the overall smoothness of the pizza, cleaning the mouth from the fattiness of the cheese and making it ready to take another bite. Moreover, the red and black fruits aromas of the wine will combine with the aroma of the tomatoes, lengthen the finish of the wine. There are different wines that fit these characteristics, but the most suitable are red wines made from red late-ripening varieties from the neighboring regions all around Campania. One of the most traditional and “Italian” pairings is the one with Chianti Classico, the flagship of Tuscany: a red wine with vibrant acidity and refreshing red fruits aromas, ideal to be drunk young just some months after the release on the market. Most Chianti Classico wines will perfectly fit for a pizza pairing. However, wines from Sangiovese grape variety, like the Chianti Classico, tend to lack of tannins and astringency with the risk of being overwhelmed by the smoothness of the pizza.
A Fancy Wine for Pizza Night
Choosing the ingredients when approaching a pizza night could be really difficult. However, some of the most popular ones are Margherita, the classic one, and the so called “Pepperoni”, with typical pork cured meat “Salame” from Italy, if possible. There are also some boxes with more than 20 or even 30 different flavors and ingredients, to create an unforgettable pizza bight. The smoothness and the rounded tannins of our “The Wine For Pizza” does not fear comparisons.
The Wine for Pizza, our Montepulciano d’Abruzzo, is even better paired with the classical “Pepperoni” pizza. The reason is found in the long-lasting and powerful aroma of the Italian salame slices on the pizza. Our “The Wine For Pizza” will perfectly balance the strength of the pork cured meat on the pizza: thanks to its tannins it will balance the fattiness of the pepperoni pizza, cleaning your mouth and getting it ready for another bite. This is crucial for a real pizza night with your friends, watching a movie or just chilling out after a long week of work or study. Thanks to our “The Wine For Pizza” you will be able to enjoy your party without worrying about being full: the wine will surely help you to continue eating your favorite pizza all night long.
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Where to Find the Best Wine for Pizza
To find the best red wine pairing with pizza, we need to move South going to Abruzzo region: here, the Montepulciano grape variety creates the ideal wines to be paired with pizza. In fact, wines produced from Montepulciano often display high acidity combined with high and smooth tannins, able to sustain the smoothness of every stile of Margherita pizza. The best wines produced from Montepulciano grape variety are made in Abruzzo, under the Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC: this style of wine is the ideal match for the pizza, thanks to the ability to balance the fattiness of the mozzarella cheese and the overall smoothness of the dish, making the mouth ready to take the other bite. Our “The Wine For Pizza”, a perfectly balanced Montepulciano D’Abruzzo DOC with smooth tannins and elegant dark fruit aromas, is the ideal match for different styles of pizza, from the Margherita to more complex types; you can find it at PairME Wines, search it to find the best wine to be paired with your next pizza.
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