The best Italian wines to pair with your pasta dishes

If you are a fan of Italian cuisine, you know that it is not always easy to reflect this typically authentic, Italian flavour in pasta dishes. Besides, preparing these pastas fresh and à la minute can sometimes be a chore. Fooditalian’s Italian ready meals can provide a solution here. Whether you are a restaurant owner or want to offer tasty pasta dishes on the fresh food shelf of your department store or supermarket, there is a wide range of high-quality and authentic Italian ready-to-eat meals on the market. You will find something for everyone and the price-quality is nothing to complain about. So try an Italian ready-made pasta dish from Fooditalian today and tantalise your taste buds.

The perfect pairing: how to choose the right wine with your pasta?

When serving an Italian pasta dish, it is important to know which wine compliments the dish. Choose a wine that goes well with the sauce and enhances its flavour. Italian wines are known for their refined flavours and versatile aromas, which perfectly complement a delicious authentic pasta. Whether you are looking for a light, crisp wine to accompany a spaghetti with seafood, or a powerful red wine to enhance your bolognese sauce, there is always an Italian wine to match your dish exactly.

When we talk about Italian wines, many people think of Chianti. This is a red wine with a soft, spicy aroma that goes perfectly with many tomato-based dishes. Although Chianti is one of the most popular Italian wines, there are many other wines that are equally delicious and perfect to pair with your favourite pasta dishes. In turn, for a light, fruity wine with a softer flavour, choose Soave, a white wine from Veneto. A Pinot Grigio is also a good option for a light, fresh taste. For a heavier flavour that can give your pasta an extra dimension, Barolo, Amarone and Nero d’Avola are good options. These wines are great with pasta and will take your meal to the next level.

The top 5 Italian wines to accompany pasta

If you’re looking for the perfect wine to pair with your pasta, you can’t go wrong with an Italian wine. Pair the wines below with a ready-made pasta meal from Good Eats Italy and imagine yourself in picturesque Italy.

1. Chianti Classico

A classic bolognese is enjoyed by most people. However, in most cases, a spaghetti bolognese is served with thin strands of spaghetti. Fooditalian found a way to make this classic just a little more interesting. Instead of spaghetti, they choose to serve the classic bolognese with fettuccine. Highly recommended if you like it classic but not boring!

2. Barbera d'Asti

This light red wine has a fruity taste in which you taste cherries, plums and blackcurrants. In addition, this wine has a slight acidity that goes perfectly with many pasta dishes, such as Risotto ai Funghi. A top combination, if you ask us!

3. Soave

Soave is a full-bodied, aromatic yet fresh white wine. A pasta or risotto with seafood and fish goes perfectly with this wine, but a veggie dish is also fine. Will you choose the Fettuccine with Truffle and Mushrooms or go for the Lasagna Vegetariana?

4. Pinot Grigio

This white wine is predominantly dry and fresh, with medium to high acidity. You can taste notes of citrus and peach in the Pinot Grigio. A light pasta such as Trofie al Pesto goes best with this.

5. Lambrusco

Lambrusco is a sparkling and festive wine that goes perfectly with pasta with meat. Serve a glass of Lambrusco with Cannelloni alla Carne or Fettuccine Bolognese.

Almost all Italian wines can be perfectly matched with one or more ready-made pasta dishes from Fooditalian. It’s up to you which one to try first!