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Dessert · Medium · Sweet
Piedmont's everyday red and Italy's secret food wine — high acid, low tannins, juicy red cherry, and a touch of earth. Pairs effortlessly with anything red-sauce.
Why it works with Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce
Barbera D'asti Doc Red's sweetness echoes the dish's sugar level; check that wine is as sweet or sweeter than Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce.
Red · Medium · Dry
Piedmont's everyday red and Italy's secret food wine — high acid, low tannins, juicy red cherry, and a touch of earth. Pairs effortlessly with anything red-sauce.
Why it works with Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce
Barbera D\'alba's bright acid is built for Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce's tomato-based sauce; this is the classic Italian table pairing.
Red · Medium · Dry
Veneto's pale, friendly red — the same Corvina-based blend as Valpolicella, made lighter and fresher. Drinks like a serious rosé; serve slightly chilled.
Why it works with Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce
Bardolino Docg Red's bright acid is built for Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce's tomato-based sauce; this is the classic Italian table pairing.
Red · Medium · Dry
Italy's most popular under-$15 red — the Montepulciano grape (not the Tuscan town) from Abruzzo, all sour cherry, plum, soft tannins. The pizza-and-pasta wine.
Why it works with Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce
Montepulciano D'abruzzo Doc Red's bright acid is built for Pasta With Meat Or Bechamel Sauce's tomato-based sauce; this is the classic Italian table pairing.
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