Easy Guide to Pasta Wine Pairing

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For the best match, choose a wine that pairs with the the pasta dish ingredients and the weight of the sauce.

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Tomato sauce is acidic and needs a high-acid, low-tannin wine. Primitivo (aka Zinfandel) is a great pairing.

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Cream sauces go best with full-bodied white wines like oaked Chardonnay or Chenin Blanc.

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Hard-cheese pastas work best with high acid white wines like Soave. For soft cheese, go for a fuller body.

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Pesto's green flavors pair nicely with herbaceous wines like Sauvignon Blanc or Vermentino.

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Meat sauce pastas like Bolognese need a red wine with lots of tannin. Go for Sangiovese or Nebbiolo. 

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Seafood pasta is delicious with a crisp white wine with citrus notes like Pinot Grigio or Verdicchio.

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For pasta with green veggies, go for Greco di Tufo. And mushroom pasta is great with Pinot Noir.

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Cool off the heat of spicy pastas with an off-dry sparkling wine or a light red wine like Valpolicella.

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