Pairings
CHIANTI (ITALIAN MEDIUM-BODIED RED WINE)
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PASTA, ESP. CHIANTI CLASSICO WITH MEAT AND/OR TOMATO SAUCE (e.g., Bolognese)
CHICKEN, ESP. BRAISED (ESP. IN TOMATO SAUCE), GRILLED, OR ROASTED
PIZZA, ESP. WITH CHIANTI CLASSICO
STEAK, ESP. GRILLED WITH AGED AND/OR CHIANTI RISERVA
TOMATO-BASED SAUCE
baked pasta, esp. with tomato sauce (e.g., cannelloni, lasagna)
beans and bean-based dishes
beef, esp. braised or stewed
calf's liver with onions
cheese, esp. Italian (e.g., mozzarella, Parmesan, Pecorino, Provolone)
lamb, esp. grilled, roasted, and/or spiced, and esp. with Chianti Classico or Riserva
meat, red, esp. simply grilled or roasted
pork, esp. grilled, roasted, and/or chops
rabbit
soup, esp. minestrone
stew, esp. tomato-based
veal, grilled or roasted
acidic food
basil
carpaccio
game, esp. with Chianti Riserva
grilled meat and other food
herbs, Italian
liver, esp. calf's or chicken
mushrooms, esp. grilled
olive oil
osso buco
pancetta
pot roast
poultry
prime rib, esp. with aged and/or Chianti Riserva
prosciutto
quail, esp. grilled
ravioli
risotto, esp. mushroom
vegetables, grilled
wild boar