Pairing wine and spaghetti is one of the best food experiences you could possibly hope for – rich spices, fresh vegetables, endless variety. It’s delicious eating Italian for the day, so dive in and explore the best wines for spaghetti.
The Best Wine For Spaghetti
Of course, you don’t need a holiday like National Spaghetti Day (January 4th) to appreciate the finer things about this pasta and its wine-y companions, but it doesn’t hurt as an excuse!
So what are some wine and spaghetti pairings that will leave everyone happy enough to sing Puccini around the dinner table? Here are 6 classics.
Hard to miss with this classic of Sangiovese and Spaghetti Bolognese or meatballs.
Spaghetti Bolognese (and Spaghetti and Meatballs)
- Wine pairing: Chianti
- Why it works: There is absolutely no reason to get too complicated when it comes to spaghetti and meatballs. It’s a quintessential Italian dish, so go with the date you brought to the prom with a quintessential Italian wine.
Come on – it’s a classic. Everyone with a grandmother who’s even a quarter Italian has their nonna’s meatball recipe available at all times. These same people will fight you if you even suggest that it isn’t the single greatest meatball recipe in creation and for all eternity.
This rich, dark red complements the herbs and tomato sauce beautifully, while those heavier tannins are going to scrape your tongue clean of greasy beef with every sip.
Cut through that carbonara richness with a bottle of Soave “Swah-vay.”
Spaghetti alla Carbonara
- Wine pairing: Soave
- Why it works: In addition to a nice bit of acidity that slices its way through fat, Soave’s got an unexpected bit of salinity to it, as well.
Loaded with eggs and bacon, Primavera Carbonara should probably have a “do not operate heavy equipment after consuming” warning label anywhere it’s served. It’s rich and incredibly filling: so the wine that goes with it is going to need to cut right through that.
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This pairs perfectly with a dish that sports some serious sodium. It’s light and graceful: the opposite of how you’ll feel after you finish a bowl of Primavera Carbonara. Plus, it’s generally pretty inexpensive!
Lambrusco is a family of grape varieties and Lambrusco Grasparossa is the boldest!
Baked Spaghetti
- Wine pairing:Lambrusco Grasparossa
- Why it works:Lambrusco Grasparossa is known for darker fruit flavor, along with stronger tannins: both of which are solid choices for a tomato-based sauce that you’ll usually find in baked spaghetti.
Baked Spaghetti is for the brave (or insane) souls who think to themselves, “You know all that pasta and meat is pretty great. But how can I drench it all in cheese and cook it like a casserole? So I don’t…
