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Pairings & Recipes
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Nipozzano Riserva |
Couple with barbequed meat, beef stews, and aged cheeses. |
Montesodi |
Couple with roast or grilled lamb, game bird (pheasant), and pan-fried beef |
Mormoreto |
Pair with savory cheeses, main courses of lamb, pork, kid (either baked or stewed), as well as beef stracotto |
Castiglioni Chianti |
Couple with full-flavored dishes such as meat-sauced pappardelle, roast chicken, sautéed beef with vegetables, and medium-aged cheeses. |
Tenuta di Castiglioni |
Pair with game such as hare and boar, roasted or sautéed beef, roast pork, and full-flavored cheeses. |
Giramonte |
Couple with a wide range of meat dishes, especially stuffed poultry or rabbit, sautéed chicken, and full-flavored cheeses. |
Castiglioni Rosato |
Try alongside frittate and quiche stuffed with asparagus or artichokes, cold dishes like seafood or potato salads, or pasta timbales with vegetable sauces. |
Pomino Bianco |
Couple with vegetable soups, cream sauces with pasta (no tomato), cold meat salads with mayonnaise, seafood antipasti, and main courses featuring delicately flavored fish. |
| Pomino Rosso |
Couple with roasted lamb, grilled pork ribs, or aged cheeses. |
Pomino Benefizio |
Pair with a meal that begins with any fish and continues with veal or poultry. Or serve with liver terrine (served a bit warmer than usual) ravioli with vegetables, seafood, or roast saddle of rabbit. |
Pomino Vendemmia Tardiva |
Pair with liver mousse and pate, or herbed cheeses and hazelnut biscuits or cookies. |
Pomino Vinsanto |
A sipping wine, pair it with nuts and a wide range of sweets and desserts. Best served in large stemmed crystal. |
Castelgiocondo |
Pair with end of dinner sweets, such as panforte, as well as beef stews, braised meats with potatoes, large game, such as boar, and cheeses that are aged but not too pungent. |
Campo ai Sassi |
Couple with grilled sausages, as well as steaks, such as bistecca alla fiorentina, or spicy cured meat specialties such as traditional zampone or cotechino. |
Lamaione |
Pair with slow cooked dishes such as pot roasts marinated in the same wine, mushroom enriched stews, or beef fillet, as well as medium aged cheeses. |
Grappa di Brunello |
Pair with bitter chocolate – best served at the end of a meal. |
Santa Maria |
Couple with hearty vegetable soups with either beans or chickpeas, sautéed meats, roast chicken, or traditional fish stew. |
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