Wine Appropriate With Pizza

I am having a casual gathering of friends. we are having pizzas from our favorite establishment. would like to know wines that compliment. thank you.

Answer From Expert Roger Bohmrich MW

Casual + pizza suggests basic red wines, and if the pizza has a typical tomato sauce, then firmer, drier reds often work well.

Staying in the Italian mood, try basic Chianti and other Tuscan Rosso bottlings, Barbera, Nero d'Avola or Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. Any straightforward California or Australian Cabernet and Syrah/Shiraz should be complementary as well.

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Roger has enjoyed a lengthy career in the wine trade as an importer and retailer, and at present he is an educator, speaker and consultant. He set up and managed Millesima USA, a New York merchant affiliated with a leading European company. Previously, he served as senior executive of importers Frederick Wildman & Sons. In recent years, Roger has judged wine competitions in Argentina, Turkey, Portugal, China and the U.S. Roger is one of America's first Masters of Wine.

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