Food and Wine Pairings: Our Napa Valley Recipes & Appetizers

Food and Wine Pairing Recipes

A great food and wine pairing creates a balance between the components of a dish and the characteristics of a wine. Try these quick and easy recipes that pair wonderfully with our food-friendly wines. Enjoy!

Ahi Avocado Salad with Ponzu

Pair with Chardonnay or Pinot Bianco

Strawberry Cupcake

Strawberry Wine Cupcakes

Features La Fantasia, Frizzante-Style Rose

Wine & Cheese Pairing

The Love of Cheese & Wine

A Celebration of Wine & Cheese

steak florentine recipe

Florentine-Style Steak

Pair with our 2015 Il Barone

Rosato Wine Cupcakes

Rosato Wine Raspberry Cupcakes

Features our Reserve Rosé Rosato

Austrian Schnitzel

Pair with our Morning Dew Ranch Pinot Noir

Heirloom Caprese Salad

Pair with our Pinot Bianco

Sautéed Button Mushrooms

Pair with our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Cheesecake Squares Recipe

Vanilla Cheesecake Squares with Wine Gelée

Pair with our Simpatica Riesling

Castello di Amorosa dessert recipe

Chocolate Red Wine Cupcakes

Pair with dark fruit Reds

Pesto Pasta

Ziti Rigati w/ Pesto Guanciale & Romano

Pair with our Vermentino

Pasta Recipe

Cacio e Pepe

Features Il Rubino, Pinot Noir or Pinot Bianco

salsa

Watermelon Salsa

Pair with Gioia Rosato di Sangiovese

Apple Roses

Pair with Moscato or Rosato

Semolina Cake w/ Herb and Citrus Syrup

Pair with our Pinot Bianco

Flourless Chocolate Cake

Italian Flourless Chocolate Cake

Pair with our La Castellana or La Fantasia

Cherry Cake

Red Wine Chocolate Cherry Cake

Made with Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Castello di Amorosa Dessert Recipe

Red Wine Pear Chocolate Cake

Made with Old Vine Zinfandel

Flat Iron Steak with Cocoa Nibs and Coffee Rub

Pair with Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot

Autumn Mushroom Medley

Pair with Pinot Noir or Chardonnay

Strawberry Fantasia Cake

Pair with La Fantasia

Best Beef Short Ribs

Pair with Cabernet Sauvignon or La Castellana

Fritatta

Pair with our Gioia

Silence of the Lamb Shanks

Pair with Sangiovese or Barbera

Italian Style Chicken Meatballs

Pair with Sangiovese or Zingaro

Tuscan White Bean Chili with Spinach

Pair with Il Brigante or Napa Valley Merlot

Lasagne with Meat Sauce

Lasagne with Meat Sauce

Pair with Sangiovese or Barbera

Bison Burgers with Cabernet Onions

Pair with Il Brigante or Cabernet Sauvignon

deconstructed albondigas

Deconstructed Albondigas

Pair with our Dry Gewuztraminer

Cedar Plank Salmon

Pair with Pinot Bianco, Rosato, or Chardonnay

Fettuccine Alfredo – Quick and Easy

Pair with Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio

Merlot Beef with Broccoli

Pair with Merlot or Zingaro

Sangiovese-Braised Short Ribs

Pair with Sangiovese or Merlot

Spaghetti Tomato Sauce

Spaghetti with Cherry Tomato Sauce

Pair with Pinot Bianco or Sangiovese

Pasta Primavera

Pair with Pinot Bianco or Chardonnay

Balsamic Vinegar Reduction

Pair with our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Crepes with Peaches and Cream

Pair with Dolcino, Moscato, or Simpatica

Gioia Jelly with Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta

Features the Gioia, Rosato di Sangiovese

Spumante del Castello Sparkling Punch – Wine Recipe

Features our Gewúrztraminer Grape Juice

Creamy Beef Stroganoff with 2020 Zingaro Old Vine Zinfandel

Pair with our Zingaro Old Vine Zinfandel

Bolognese

Pair with our Morisoli, Sangiovese, and La Castellana

Seafood Pasta & Vermentino Pairing

Linguine allo scoglio

Pair with our Vermentino

Pizza & Wine Pairing

Pizza & Wine Pairing

Your Pizza & Wine Pairing Guide