At the table
A good bottle for what you’re cooking.
Pick the dish you are making and you’ll get two suggestions: the Calabrian match, and one that is usually easier to find.
Fileja alla ’Nduja
Hand-rolled Calabrian pasta in a spreadable chilli salami sauce
Best regional match
Cirò Rosso Classico
Gaglioppo · Cirò, Calabria
Dry and earthy with bright red fruit. A natural match for tomato sauces, roasted meats, and aged cheeses.
Ask your shop for
“A dry Cirò Rosso Classico made primarily from Gaglioppo.”
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Easier to find
Aglianico del Vulture
Aglianico · Basilicata
Deep, earthy, and full of dark fruit. Choose it for baked dishes, rich sauces, and food with a little heat.
Ask your shop for
“A dry red Aglianico del Vulture from Basilicata.”
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Red
The everyday choice for tomato sauces, beans, sausage and baked pasta.
Cirò Rosso Classico
Gaglioppo · Cirò, Calabria
Dry and earthy with bright red fruit. A natural match for tomato sauces, roasted meats, and aged cheeses.
Terre di Cosenza — Magliocco
Magliocco Dolce · Cosenza province, Calabria
Dark-fruited, savory, and a little peppery. It works well with baked eggplant, chickpeas, and spicy pasta.
Aglianico del Vulture
Aglianico · Basilicata
Deep, earthy, and full of dark fruit. Choose it for baked dishes, rich sauces, and food with a little heat.
Etna Rosso
Nerello Mascalese, Nerello Cappuccio · Mount Etna, Sicily
Bright, savory, and lightly smoky. It is versatile enough for salt cod, eggplant, or potato dishes.
Negroamaro and Primitivo
Negroamaro, Primitivo · Salento, Puglia
Ripe, warm, and full of dark fruit. Serve it with hearty pasta, chickpeas, potatoes, or baked vegetables.
White
Good with fish, vegetables, potatoes and lighter plates.
Cirò Bianco
Greco Bianco · Cirò, Calabria
Dry, fresh, and gently nutty. Try it with salt cod, seafood, or pasta finished with toasted breadcrumbs.
Calabrian White Wine
Look for Mantonico when available · Locride and Bianco, Calabria
Soft, dry, and gently herbal. It is especially good beside onion soup, potatoes, and handmade dumplings.
Calabrian White Wine
Look for Pecorello when available · Terre di Cosenza, Calabria
Light, crisp, and citrusy. A lovely choice for fried vegetables, anchovy pasta, or a fennel and orange salad.
Fiano and Greco di Tufo
Fiano, Greco · Campania
Dry, rounded, and gently nutty. It sits comfortably beside chickpeas, onion soup, and vegetables in oil.
Falanghina
Falanghina · Campania and Molise
Light, clean, and lemony. It is an easy bottle for olives, tomatoes, salty snacks, and antipasti.
Rosé
In between — works with almost anything on a warm evening.
Cirò Rosato
Gaglioppo · Cirò, Calabria
Dry and refreshing with red fruit and citrus. Pour it with summer vegetables, tomatoes, bread, and olive oil.
Sweet
For the end of the meal, with biscuits or fruit.
Calabrian Dessert Wine
Greco Bianco, dried on mats · Bianco, Calabria
Sweet and honeyed with orange and apricot. Pour a small glass with Calabrian holiday pastries.
A note about sulfites
Every wine naturally contains some sulfites. If you prefer less added sulfur, look for “no added sulfites” or “senza solfiti aggiunti” on the label, or ask the wine shop for help.