What wine do I drink with PUMPKIN? Let's discover the combinations to enjoy autumn at the table.

Today we are talking about the relationship between wine and pumpkin, the absolute protagonist of autumn tables with a marked sweetness and inviting aroma, so how to choose the right wine?

Pumpkin is considered a "vegetable of health", it contains very few calories and is rich in antioxidants, its particular flavor makes it perfect to combine with fatty cheeses, it also goes well with fish with a strong taste and flavored meat dishes.

This autumn fruit lends itself to different preparations, from appetizers to side dishes up to first courses, such as risottos in vegetable broth and second courses of meat, but despite its versatility, finding the combination with wine is not easy: its aromaticity requires particular attention, it takes very little to distort a fragrant and delicate dish based on pumpkin.

As always, to make a perfect pairing you have to take into consideration the recipes we are going to propose, but if you want to be on the safe side then you will have to choose a wine that perfectly accompanies the peculiar sweetness of the pumpkin in all its forms and this is the case of " Valpolicella Classico Dop - Manara ".

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So how do we go about pairing every single pumpkin dish?

According to the English, the food-wine combination can be reduced to "eat what you like and drink what you like", while the Italians have different schools of thought, to which are added the diktats of the "white fish" and " flesh-red ".

The goal of a pairing is the exaltation of taste, avoiding that the meeting turns into a Boxing match, to do this you need to know the taste characteristics of the product and the recipe that we will perform.

Regardless of the existing varieties, of the pumpkin we know the marked sweet tendency, combined with a characteristic but not too persistent flavor, with this in mind and the right precautions you can get the perfect combination, appealing to two forms of pairing: by contrast and by concordance.

Continuing with the path of concordance to enhance the qualities of this fruit, you can choose sweet wines, with aromatic and spicy notes, which will create a game of soft textures and inviting aromas.

If, on the other hand, you want to proceed with the combination by contrast in the case of savory dishes, with succulent textures like braised pumpkin, then the choice will go towards wines with structure and tannin, which can support the dish and clean the palate.

But be careful, if you want to combine structured red wines remember to do it only in the presence of dishes with meat, otherwise a light, fresh and fruity red is always recommended, so as not to overwhelm the delicacy of the vegetable, just like the " Valpolicella Classico Dop - Manara ".

Manara is a beautiful Venetian reality in Valpolicella that carries on its winemaking tradition with passion and experience, remaining strongly and faithfully linked to the land that has seen it form and grow.

This Valpolicella is a blend of native vines that shows a young personality and a dynamic sip, an engaging red wine, with fresh aromas, which expresses the more traditional characteristics of one of the most important Venetian appellations.

The Valpolicella Classico produced by Manara manifests itself to the eye with a ruby red color, crossed by slight reflections tending to purple.

The nose is fragrant, pervaded by subtle and elegant aromas, where flowers and fruit alternate with more spicy nuances while on the palate it is light-bodied, slender, characterized by a drinkable sip, where the tannins are barely accentuated.

A versatile wine that goes well with delicate dishes without being "too much", try it with meat combined with a pumpkin cream and then you will tell me.

Valpolicella Classico Dop 2019 - Manara

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What if your menu includes a baked recipe?

Cooking in the oven enhances the flavors of the pumpkin, and any condiments, so it is a must to combine a nice rosé wine, a type often victim of many prejudices: "it is not a real wine!", "It is purely summer!".

But, with Rignana's Toscana Rosato Igt , we fight all these clichés: it is an extremely versatile wine, suitable for the most varied culinary combinations and with its fresh character it gains a depth of absolute level.

This rosé wine from Rignana is born in the vineyards of the homonymous farm, located in the territory of Panzano, in the heart of Greve in Chianti, and is produced 100% from Sangiovese grapes.

The Rignana has a beautiful pink color, the nose opens with fresh aromas of red fruits and slight mineral hints and in the mouth it is fruity, with the pleasant marked acidity typical of Sangiovese.

Toscana Rosato Igt 2020 - Rignana

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If, on the other hand, your culinary inspiration falls on a nice velvety, soft and sweet cream, or a great classic such as pumpkin risotto, then the choice of wine will have to fall towards a macerated white, such as “ Luisitto 2020 - Luchin ”.

A very special white wine from Chardonnay grapes, in fact it is not the classic clear and drinkable white, but a story of one of the most cultivated white grape varieties in the world seen from the expert and unconventional gaze of the great winemaker and winemaker of Riomaggiore Walter De Battè.

This chardonnay produced in Liguria with an unconventional character presents a curious sip that recalls a new vision of this vine, the grapes in fact ferment with the skins creating a maceration wine, the sip will be of great minerality and almost tannic without losing sight of the drinkability.

A wine to strike those who believe they have drunk all the Chardonnays in the world but above all to create a very funny pumpkin-based pairing.

Luisitto 2020 - Luchin

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Pumpkin-based recipes, as we have seen, differ from each other according to the other ingredients that come together and blend with it.

The pairing of wine with pumpkin-based dishes must therefore take into account the predominant tendency of the dish, which can range from sweet to fatty to spicy.

However, by following a few simple rules you can create paths and combinations that are able not only to enhance the ingredients but to surprise and excite all the diners.