Food & Wine Pairings
Recipes and tips to pair the right wine with every dish.
Lomo saltado recipe paired with Sassi Neri
When, wandering along the Marche coastline, I stopped at Fattoria Le Terrazze and bought a bottle of Sassi Neri Conero Riserva 2008, I had no idea when the right moment to open it would be. Surely its...
Stuffed Calamaro Recipe and Pairing with the Right Wine
Calamaro ripieno and Viognier 2011 Calatrasi e Miccichè Every time I hear the words "calamaro ripieno" a sense of anxiety stirs inside me, tied to the memory of this dish cooked by a friend of my father's… who despite the young age of me and my friends sitting at the table, caught us all off guard with its heaviness!
A sweet white wine paired with the classic Tiramisù
Dear friends of Wine At Wine, today's pairing wasn't something I planned – it happened by chance, one evening when I went out for dinner and, at dessert time, I was intrigued by the presentation of a tiramisù, a classic of Venetian pastry-making...
Fegato alla Veneziana and Valpolicella Ripasso
Dear friends of Wine at Wine, once again I bring you a typical dish from my region: the Veneto. Fegato alla Veneziana is known throughout the world for its distinctive flavor that combines liver with onion. How did this preparation come about...
Pumpkin and Greco: sweetness, simplicity, and good company
It happens at least once in everyone's life to find yourself facing a choice that troubles the soul: starting a diet! This time, unfortunately, it was my turn and that of my dining companions from a few days ago, but there are so many light recipes that often satisfy the palate, fill you up, and leave you feeling light...
Battered Baccalà Fillet and White Wine
If you find yourself in Rome, after a day among monuments and museums, don't miss out on one of the most indulgent street foods around. The filetto di Baccalà in Pastella. There are several spots, steeped in the most authentic Roman tradition, true institutions, wher...
Tiella Barese Recipe Paired with Pugliese Wine
Tiella Barese, rice, potatoes and mussels paired with Negroamaro wine: Flavors of Puglia. Anyone who has been to Bari and hasn't tried the "Tiella Barese" can be said to have never truly been there! Many call it the Italian Paella, but its flavor is...
Typical Venetian dish Risi e Bisi, paired with Lugana DOC
RISI E BISI and Lugana DOC CA' DEI FRATI Cheers to all dear friends of Wine at Wine, today I'll tell you about a typical dish of Venetian cuisine: Risi e bisi is one of the most well-known dishes of Venetian culture. It is an easy-to-prepare dish and very flavorful, especially when made between April and July, when fresh Bisi peas can be found...
Recipe for Insalata Innamorata and Gewurztraminer
Today's recipe was "stolen" from a restaurant I usually go to for dinner, especially for business meals. One evening, after one of the usual days grappling with an intense work pace, a phone call brightened my free time: Angelo, a university friend I reconnected with by pure coincidence last year, discovering that after years of losing touch, work had brought us back together in the same city!
Ciauscolo and Vernaccia di Serrapetrona: the essence of the Marche
I believe in marriages, preferably love matches. A perfect love match celebrated in the Marche is the one between Ciauscolo and Vernaccia di Serrapetrona Spumante Docg. Ciauscolo is a very ancient cured meat, originating in the Macerata area and later spread throughout central Italy...
Recipe Fusilli al cedro e calamari: pair it with a Sicilian wine
Fusilli al cedro e calamari with a squid sauce, paired with a Sicilian rosé Calabria is a region often overlooked, underestimated, and underappreciated. The economy is certainly not thriving and it is not a well-connected region, but it offers stunning glimpses of landscapes...
What wine to pair with meat broth?
This year the cold in Italy took a little while to arrive, but it finally came! I'm not someone who prefers one season over another – I enjoy them all in their serene alternation and love the peculiarities of each one. What I like about winter is sleeping and pulling the blankets close, hearing the rain beat on the rooftops, the smell of the air, the fireplace with crackling wood, and many other things including the steaming dishes that warm your evenings.