Wines that pair with
Aggregated across 2 related dishes — most-paired wines first.
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Red · Full · Dry
The benchmark for full-bodied red — structured, age-worthy, unapologetic. Black currant, graphite, and tobacco lead into firm tannins that demand protein on the plate. Decant young bottles; cellar the serious ones.
Why it works with Baked Brie With Puff Pastry Walnuts And Apples
Cab handles aged hard cheeses with structure and grip.
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 Baked Brie With Puff Pastry Walnuts And Apples
Chardonnay's body matches soft and bloomy cheeses.
White · Medium · Dry
Lychee, rose petal, and a touch of ginger; medium-bodied, low-acid, and unmistakable. The wine for any cuisine where the spice cabinet did the heavy lifting.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Gewürztraminer Lh's body and acid balance Baked Apples's flavor profile.
Fortified · Full · Sweet
Portuguese island wine that gets better the more it's mistreated — heated, aged, oxidized into nutty, caramel-tinged immortality. Drink Sercial dry as an aperitif; Bual or Malmsey with dessert.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Madeira's concentrated style brings depth to Baked Apples; pour in small glasses.
Fortified · Medium · Sweet
Sicily's fortified wine — sweet and dry styles, oxidative aging, raisin and toffee notes. The secret to a great osso buco; also fine in a small glass with hard cheese.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Marsala's concentrated style brings depth to Baked Apples; pour in small glasses.
Red · Light · Dry
Burgundy's most temperamental grape, but the rewards are real — translucent ruby with a perfumed lift of red cherry, forest floor, and clove. Silken tannins and bright acid make it the most versatile red on the table; serve cool, around 58°F.
Why it works with Baked Brie With Puff Pastry Walnuts And Apples
Versatile red that works across the cheese-board spectrum.
Fortified · Full · Sweet
Fortified red from Portugal's Douro Valley — sweet, warming, and surprisingly versatile. Ruby and LBV are for everyday; Vintage and Tawny are for serious occasions. Pair with blue cheese, walnuts, or just a fire.
Why it works with Baked Brie With Puff Pastry Walnuts And Apples
Port with blue cheese is the dessert-table classic.
Dessert · Medium · Sweet
Amarone's sweet ancestor — the same dried-grape technique stopped before the sugar finishes fermenting. Cherry, fig, cocoa; dessert in liquid form.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Recioto Della Valpolicella's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Baked Apples.
White · Medium · Dry
Aromatic, racy, and shapeshifting — bone-dry in Alsace, off-dry on the Mosel, syrupy and ageless when late-harvested. The single most versatile wine for spicy food on earth.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Riesling Lh's body and acid balance Baked Apples's flavor profile.
Fortified · Full · Sweet
Sherry's fullest dry style — aged oxidatively from the start, no flor. Walnut, fig, leather; the wine for game and aged hard cheese.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Sherry Oloroso's concentrated style brings depth to Baked Apples; pour in small glasses.
Fortified · Full · Sweet
Port aged in cask for years, taking on nutty, caramel, dried-fruit character. The 10-, 20-, 30-, and 40-year designations are the most reliable indicators of style.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Tawny Port's concentrated style brings depth to Baked Apples; pour in small glasses.
Fortified · Full · Sweet
Port from a single declared year, aged in bottle for decades. Dense, structured, ageless; the pinnacle of fortified wine.
Why it works with Baked Apples
Vintage Port's concentrated style brings depth to Baked Apples; pour in small glasses.
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