Food & Wine Recipes | Napa Wine Food Pairing Recipes

Food 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!

Heirloom Caprese Salad

Pair with our Pinot Bianco

Sautéed Button Mushrooms

Pair with our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Castello di Amorosa dessert recipe

Chocolate Red Wine Cupcakes

Pair with dark fruit Reds

Cheesecake Squares Recipe

Vanilla Cheesecake Squares with Wine Gelée

Pair with our Simpatica Riesling

Austrian Schnitzel

Pair with our Morning Dew Ranch Pinot Noir

Flat Iron Steak with Cocoa Nibs and Coffee Rub

Pair with Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot

Spaghetti Tomato Sauce

Spaghetti with Cherry Tomato Sauce

Pair with Pinot Bianco or Sangiovese

Apple Roses

Pair with Moscato or Rosato

Lasagne with Meat Sauce

Lasagne with Meat Sauce

Pair with Sangiovese or Barbera

Pasta Primavera

Pair with Pinot Bianco or Chardonnay

Strawberry Cupcake

Strawberry Wine Cupcakes

Features La Fantasia, Frizzante-Style Rose

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

Autumn Mushroom Medley

Pair with Pinot Noir or Chardonnay

Best Beef Short Ribs

Pair with Cabernet Sauvignon or La Castellana

salsa

Watermelon Salsa

Pair with Gioia Rosato di Sangiovese

Fritatta

Pair with our Gioia

Strawberry Fantasia Cake

Pair with La Fantasia

Italian Style Chicken Meatballs

Pair with Sangiovese or Zingaro

Ahi Avocado Salad with Ponzu

Pair with Chardonnay or Pinot Bianco

Tuscan White Bean Chili with Spinach

Pair with Il Brigante or Napa Valley Merlot

Crepes with Peaches and Cream

Pair with Dolcino, Moscato, or Simpatica

Bison Burgers with Cabernet Onions

Pair with Il Brigante or Cabernet Sauvignon

Silence of the Lamb Shanks

Pair with Sangiovese or Barbera

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

Balsamic Vinegar Reduction

Pair with our Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon

Scallops Recipe

Seared Scallops & Sweet Corn Salad

Pair with our Chardonnay Reserve

Pasta Recipe

Cacio e Pepe

Features Il Rubino, Pinot Noir or Pinot Bianco

deconstructed albondigas

Deconstructed Albondigas

Pair with our Dry Gewuztraminer