Italian Pasta & Wine Pairing by Chris Link · Updated June 2026 Holly had spaghetti puttanesca for the first time when we were traveling in Italy, and she loved it. At the time neither of us knew much about wine, … Read More
Spicy Comfort Food Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Chili Chili is one of the trickier comfort foods to pair with wine because it can be meaty, spicy, smoky, tomato-heavy, bean-heavy, sweet, earthy, or loaded with toppings. The best wine with … Read More
Roman Pasta Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Cacio e Pepe Cacio e Pepe is one of the simplest Roman pasta dishes, but it is not always the easiest pasta to pair with wine. The dish is built around Pecorino Romano, … Read More
Crispy Fried Cutlet Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Schnitzel Schnitzel is one of the best fried foods to pair with wine because the breading, lemon, and crisp golden crust all love acidity. The best wine with schnitzel should cut through … Read More
Greek Spinach Pie Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Spanakopita Spanakopita is one of the best Greek dishes for crisp white wine and refreshing rosé. The flaky phyllo dough, salty feta, spinach, dill, parsley, onion, garlic, olive oil, butter, and lemony … Read More
Provençal Seafood Stew Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Bouillabaisse Bouillabaisse is not just seafood soup. It is a deeply aromatic Provençal fish stew built around white fish, shellfish, tomato, fennel, saffron, garlic, olive oil, herbs, citrus, and often rouille spread … Read More
French Beef Stew Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Boeuf Bourguignon Boeuf Bourguignon is one of the most wine-friendly beef dishes because wine is already part of the dish. Beef is slowly braised in red wine with mushrooms, carrots, onions, garlic, … Read More
British & Irish Comfort Food Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Shepherd’s Pie Shepherd’s pie is one of those cozy, savory dishes that feels easy to pair with wine until you think about everything happening in the dish. You have minced … Read More
French Comfort Food Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Cassoulet Cassoulet is one of the richest French comfort foods to pair with wine. It usually includes white beans, duck confit, pork sausage, pork shoulder, bacon, garlic, herbs, sometimes lamb, sometimes tomato, … Read More
Greek Comfort Food Wine Pairing Pairing Wine With Moussaka Moussaka is one of the best Greek dishes for wine because it has so many pairing-friendly layers: roasted eggplant, ground lamb or beef, tomato sauce, cinnamon or warm spices, herbs, potatoes, … Read More