11 Types of wine and pasta pairings

Wine and pasta like is a classic that has been around for centuries. Whether you want to make spaghetti with mussel sauce, scampi with shrimp or shrimp with mussels in tomato sauce, you need the perfect wine to go with it. With these eleven types of wines that we have chosen, you have all the assets in your hands, so that you can enjoy this gerecht can enjoy without worrying about which wine to serve!

Dry wine and pasta

a dry one White wine such as a Graševina or a Sauvignon Blanc goes well with spaghetti dishes with tomato sauce. If you use a creamy Alfredo sauce, we recommend a Posip or a Chardonnay to which the creaminess of it gerecht complements. For garlic and butter sauces, a Pinot Grigio always a good choice as it complements well with the lighter flavors and aroma's. With a heavy cream sauce, a Gewürztraminer or a Chardonnay again the best choice, because there is also a hint of vanilla in it!

When it comes to spaghetti with seafood, mussels or shrimp, you can also opt for Graševina or Sauvignon Blanc, but if you prefer it drier yet fruity, give it a try Pinot Grigio. It gives that lemony flavor without overpowering the taste of seafood and herbs in those dishes. If you want an Alfredo recipe makes with scallops or mussels, is sweet Riesling highly recommended because these have citrus elements that go perfectly with sea foods such as shellfish. The sweetness in this wine complements both the sauces and the ingredients and provides a delicious taste.

The last, but not the least, choice is a Moscato. He is sweet and mild with hints of citrus and vanilla! This wine goes well with any kind of spaghetti gerecht with seafood or vegetables in it because the flavors complement each other so well.

Pairing white wine with pasta

A brief overview with the combination of White wine and pasta dishes such as spaghetti

• Graševina: Grasevina wine from Croatia is a fresh dry White wine with a light pleasant aroma and a taste of honey and apple. Most popular and most drunk wine from Croatia.
• Posip: a real Croatian island wine. It has a pleasant ripe dry and soft taste and is very popular with real wine connoisseurs. A great fruity intense aroma and a flavor profile reminiscent of Mediterranean fruits such as figs and apricots. In short it is a wine that is not sharp acids knows but is rich and soft in taste. Posip is generally good to combine with grilled screw and fresh herbs.
• Sauvignon Blanc: a dry one White wine with a fresh and fruity taste and 'green' scent. The wine has a high acidity. The flavors that can be discovered in the wine are: green apple, gooseberry, a touch of lime. There are also spices that complement this taste: Muscat, valerian and grass. A Sauvignon Blanc is a good choice for a dry White wine which goes well with tomato sauces on spaghetti dishes
• Chardonnay: Goes well with creamy Alfredo sauces. Chardonnay is in itself a 'neutral' wine, it takes the taste and aroma about his environment. This makes every Chardonnay just something else. A Chardonnay from Slavonia contains little wine acids. But every chardonnay wine is pleasantly soft.
• Pinot Grigio: dry, light and fruity with lemon notes; good choice with garlic and butter sauces. discreet aromas with a nice fresh fruitiness. If you use garlic and butter as sauce ingredients, a Pinot Grigio the perfect wine to choose.
• Riesling: an originally sweet German wine that goes well with fish dishes. But there are also dry Rieslings, it depends on how the wine is made.
• Moscato: sweet, mild wine with citrus and vanilla notes; goes well with all kinds of seafood pasta.

Whether you're making a classic tomato sauce, an Alfredo or cream sauce, or even seafood pasta, one of these wines is sure to complement the flavors perfectly. Enjoy your meal, buon appetito or in Croatian: dobar tek!

Red wine and pasta dishes

For spaghetti dishes with red meat sauces, guess what Merlot or Malbec good to use as wine food combination. But other combinations are also possible, a selection of Red wine which go well with pasta dishes such as spaghetti:

• Cabernet Sauvignon: This full-bodied wine is perfect for rich spaghetti recipes based on beef, veal and pork as well as seafood. It has a great balance between fruitiness and acidity and suits every type recipe with pasta!
• Plavac Mali: Plavac Mali is a powerful full dark red wine of very high quality. This wine has a delicious and pleasant taste reminiscent of cherries and plums. This wine is also perfect for rich spaghetti recipes based on red meat.
• Pinot Noir: This light Red wine is good for pasta dishes with both seafood and red meat. He has fruity aroma's that do not overpower the flavor of the sauce or ingredient.
• Merlot/Malbec: These two types of wines are perfect for pasta dishes with rich tomato sauces of beef or pork. They are both full-bodied wines that go well with robust sauces.
• Syrah goes well with tomato sauce or creamy mushroom sauce with earthy notes of truffles, mushrooms or green peppers

Pairing wine and pasta with cheese

By cheese Adding it to your pasta dish gives it a nutty, salty taste that goes well with most white wines. If you're a sweet wine like Moscato or Riesling, we recommend an Asiago or Pecorino Romano cheese to try. A combination with pasta dishes with cheese and related White wine would be:

• Paski Sir: Pag-cheese or Pag island cheese is a Croatian variety of hard, distinctively flavored sheep's milk cheese originating from the Adriatic island of Pag. It is widely regarded as the most famous of all artisanal cheeses made in the country and can be found in many markets outside of Croatia. This one cheese fits ideally with Croatian white wines as Posip en Graševina.
• Asiago cheese: This semi-hard cheese of cow's milk from Veneto in NortheastItaly has a strong but slightly sweet taste that goes well with Pinot Grigios, Sauvignon Blancs and other light dry white wines.
• parmesan cheese : This hard Italian cheese is perfect for dishes with light tomato sauces and fruity wines. It has a strong taste that can match the taste of the wine.
• Pecorino Romano cheese: This hard Italian cheese is perfect for dishes with tomato sauces and Spaghetti Carbonara, but its strong taste won't get in the way of a sweet wine as Moscato or an aromatic Gewürztraminer.
• Hüttenkäse / Cottage cheese: This type of cheese is a fresh, unripened cheese made from cow's milk. It has a mild taste and can be used sweet be eaten savory. This one cheese goes well with most German Rieslings and Gewürztraminers.

Enjoy your meal

Those were the perfect pasta and wine pairings for your next spaghetti dinner!

Whether you're making a classic tomato sauce, an Alfredo or cream sauce, or even seafood pasta, one of these wines is sure to match the flavors perfectly.

What is your ideal combination of pasta and wine? We'd love to hear about it, post your comment below. For now, bon appetit, buon appetito or in Croatian: dobar tek!