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PAIRING

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.