5 pairings
Pinot Gris
Pork belly with apple with Stopham Estate Pinot Gris: Peach and pear meet crackling fat and orchard fruit sauce.
The short answer
Across 31 pork belly pairings on 31 of our bottle pages, the grapes our editors pour most often are Pinot Gris (5), Riesling (4), Jaen (3) and Mencía (3). For example, Stopham Estate Pinot Gris from Sussex with pork belly with apple: Peach and pear meet crackling fat and orchard fruit sauce.
By style: white 14, red 14, sparkling 2, fortified 1 of the 31 pairings.
The wines that turn up most: VDP.Erste Lage, DO Bierzo, VDP.Grosse Lage Rheinhessen, DOC Dão, Wachau DAC, Pauillac.
The best grapes for pork belly
4 pairings
Riesling
Roast pork belly with Pettenthal Riesling Grosses Gewaechs: Tropical fruit core and racy acid cut through pork fat; smoky mineral echoes the crackling.
3 pairings
Jaen
Grilled pork belly with Quinta das Queimas Dovaia Tinto: Persistent natural acidity cuts the fat and the soft tannin keeps it comfortable.
3 pairings
Mencía
Slow-roast pork belly with Tebaida: Good acidity keeps the fat in check.
2 pairings
Pinot Noir
Roast pork belly with Roebuck Blanc de Noirs: Honey and sweet spice meet crackling; acidity handles the fat.
2 pairings
Pinot Blanc
Roast pork belly with Weißer Burgunder Küchenmeister: Full-bodied Weissburgunder carries rich, crackling pork.
2 pairings
Alfrocheiro
Roast pork belly with Quinta da Falorca Colheita Selecionada: Soft tannins and good acidity cut the fat without dominating the meat.
2 pairings
Tempranillo
Pork belly with honey glaze with Teofilo Reyes Crianza: Coconut vanilla from oak mirrors the sweet glaze and matches pork fat.
Bottles to pour with pork belly
The best-rated pairings, one per producer and no more than two from any one region, so the list travels.
Porchetta with roasted fennel
Aromatic herbs in the wine pair naturally with fennel-scented roast pork.
Roast pork belly
Tropical fruit core and racy acid cut through pork fat; smoky mineral echoes the crackling.
Pork belly with apricot glaze
Apricot and stone-fruit echo the glaze.
Roasted pork belly with fennel
Rich pork finds a counterbalance in the wine's firm acidity and spicy pepper.
Roasted pork belly with herbs
Richer than many Pauillacs at this classification, Lynch-Bages' dark fruit and firm structure handle the fat of pork belly well.
Porchetta
Fennel and fat in the roast pork find a foil in the wine's spice and firm structure.
Slow-cooked pork belly
Acidity resets the palate against the fat while the nutty note echoes the crackling.
Slow-roast pork belly
Good acidity keeps the fat in check.
Grilled pork belly
Persistent natural acidity cuts the fat and the soft tannin keeps it comfortable.
Pork belly with apple
Peach and pear meet crackling fat and orchard fruit sauce.
Pork belly with apple sauce
Red apple peel and acidity cut through the fat.
Roast pork belly with herbs
The wine's wild-herb register matches herb-roasted pork.
Taste the pairing: food and wine in Rheinhessen
Food and wine tastings you can book in Rheinhessen, one of the regions whose bottles our editors pour with pork belly.
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Wine Walk guided tour with wine tasting
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Mosel Wine Region: Guided Wine Tour with Tastings & Lunch
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pairings by region
- Bierzo: 4 pairings, Bierzo food and wine pairing
- Rheinhessen: 4 pairings, Rheinhessen food and wine pairing
- Baden: 3 pairings, Baden food and wine pairing
- Dão: 3 pairings, Dão food and wine pairing
- Franken: 3 pairings, Franken food and wine pairing
- Sussex: 3 pairings, Sussex food and wine pairing
- Nemea: 2 pairings, Nemea food and wine pairing
- Umbria: 2 pairings, Umbria food and wine pairing
- Bordeaux: 1 pairing, Bordeaux food and wine pairing
- Jerez & Sherry: 1 pairing, Jerez & Sherry food and wine pairing
- Languedoc: 1 pairing, Languedoc food and wine pairing
- Mosel: 1 pairing, Mosel food and wine pairing
Wine with pork belly, FAQ
What wine goes with pork belly?
Across 31 pork belly pairings on 31 of our bottle pages, the grapes our editors pour most often are Pinot Gris (5), Riesling (4), Jaen (3) and Mencía (3). For example, Stopham Estate Pinot Gris from Sussex with pork belly with apple: Peach and pear meet crackling fat and orchard fruit sauce.
Red or white wine with pork belly?
Most often white: of the 31 pork belly pairings, the split by style is white 45%, red 45%, sparkling 6% and fortified 3%. The bottles below show which of each work and why.
Which wine regions are best with pork belly?
The regions with the most pork belly pairings on our bottle pages are Bierzo, Rheinhessen and Baden.
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