Wines that pair with
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Red · Medium · Dry
American wines made in the Italian idiom — Sangiovese, Barbera, or Super-Tuscan-style blends from California or Washington. Cherry-driven, food-friendly, often a great value.
Why it works with Antipasto Pasta Salad
American Italian-style Red's cherry-and-leather profile is exactly what Antipasto Pasta Salad wants from a red.
White · Medium · Dry
The most-planted white grape and the most chameleon-like. Crisp and steely from Chablis; rich, oaky, and tropical from California. Read the label, then match the style to the dish.
Why it works with Antipasto Pasta Salad
A medium white like Chardonnay suits Antipasto Pasta Salad when the sauce is delicate.
Red · Medium · Dry
Sangiovese from Tuscany's historic heartland — denser fruit, longer finish, and a structure that rewards aging. The pizza wine, elevated.
Why it works with Antipasto Pasta Salad
Chianti Classico's bright acid is built for Antipasto Pasta Salad's tomato-based sauce; this is the classic Italian table pairing.
White · Medium · Off-dry
Same grape as Pinot Grigio, different attitude — the Alsatian style is richer, fuller, faintly honeyed, with the structure to handle pork, smoked fish, and Asian aromatics.
Why it works with Antipasto Pasta Salad
A medium white like Pinot Gris suits Antipasto Pasta Salad when the sauce is delicate.
Red · Medium · Dry
Tuscany's third great Sangiovese — denser than Chianti, more approachable than Brunello. Cherry, leather, tobacco; the pragmatic Tuscan classic.
Why it works with Antipasto Pasta Salad
For Antipasto Pasta Salad, reach for Vino Nobile Di Montepulciano — its acid handles the sauce, its tannins handle the cheese.
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