Pappardelle al cinghiale
The game-leather signature meets Flaccianello's spice register.
Our editors write the food pairings for every bottle we review. Grouped by kind of food, the Sangiovese pairings come out like this, most frequent first. Each card names the bottle, so you can read the full tasting note before you cook.
91 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with game
Pigeon with foie gras
Game richness for the wine's library bottle structure.
Wild boar pappardelle
Classic Umbrian game ragu for a DOCG riserva.
Wild boar
The producer's own suggested pairing for this powerful riserva.
83 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with cheese
Aged hard cheese with dried fig
Sweet-savoury contrast with the wine's rancio.
Aged hard sheep's-milk cheese
Cheese crystal salt amplifies dried-cherry depth.
Aged caciotta
A firmer cheese matches the wine's structure.
Aged cheeses and dark chocolate
The wine's leather and liquorice notes echo both.
Semi-aged pecorino
Dense dark fruit balances a salty sheep's-milk paste.
82 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with beef and red meat
Bistecca alla fiorentina
Modern Brunello structure for a thick T-bone.
Florentine peposo
Slow-cooked beef in pepper finds Brunello's spice register.
Braised beef
Soft, ageworthy tannin suits a long-cooked dish.
Braised beef cheek
Long maturation and ripe tannin suit a slow braise.
Beef and bean chilli
Liquorice and spice in the wine echo the seasoning.
70 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with pasta, pizza and grains
Pici cacio e pepe
Pepper-and-pecorino pasta meets the wine's tobacco-and-iron savouriness.
Pici al ragu
Hand-rolled pici and Vino Nobile is the Montepulciano staple.
Structured pasta dishes
The producer's own suggested pairing for this harmonious red.
Baked pasta
The producer's own suggested pairing for this mineral-driven red.
36 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with charcuterie and cured meats
Crostini di fegatini
Florentine chicken-liver crostini find a perfect host in Sangiovese acidity.
Pizza with prosciutto
Medium tannin and freshness suit a casual table.
Umbrian salumi board
Mature, harmonious tannin suits cured pork.
21 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with mushrooms and truffle
Aged pecorino toscano with truffle honey
Pecorino salt sharpens the rose-and-cherry aromatics; truffle honey echoes the wine's earthy depth.
Hard mountain cheeses with truffle honey
The wine's sweet cedar resonates with truffle aromatics.
Roast porcini mushrooms
Earthy humus notes in the wine echo the mushrooms.
Strangozzi al tartufo nero
The wine's freshness doesn't fight the truffle, letting the earthy aroma lead.
19 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with pork
Grilled sausages and beans
Casalinga sausage smoke meets the wine's vanilla-oak round and red-fruit core.
Grilled sausages with beans
A lean, direct red works with simple grilled pork.
Roast pork
The wine's balanced body matches a simple roast.
Torta al testo with sausage
A food-friendly Umbrian red for everyday cooking.
17 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with lamb
Lamb in red wine reduction
Sangiovese acidity refreshes the rich red-wine sauce.
Roast lamb with rosemary
Lamb fat and herbal lift complement.
Grilled lamb
The Cabernet component adds the grip a charred chop wants.
Roast leg of lamb
A classic Umbrian Sunday-lunch match.
4 Sangiovese pairings
Sangiovese with vegetables and salads
Ribollita
The kale-bread soup welcomes Sangiovese's herbal-and-iron register at weeknight volume.
Eggplant parmigiana
A versatile match for the region's vegetable dishes.
Grilled vegetables
Low tannin keeps the pairing light.
Taste it with the food in Tuscany
Food and wine tastings you can book in Tuscany, the region with the most Sangiovese bottles on our pages that sells them.
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Where the bottles come from
Sangiovese pairings by region
- Tuscany (117 bottles), Tuscany food pairing
- Umbria (36 bottles), Umbria food pairing
- Valpolicella (1 bottle), Valpolicella food pairing
Sangiovese food pairing, FAQ
What food goes with Sangiovese?
Across the 154 Sangiovese bottles on Cork & Curve, the dishes our editors pair most often are game, cheese and beef. For example, our page for Fontodi Flaccianello della Pieve from Tuscany suggests "Pappardelle al cinghiale": The game-leather signature meets Flaccianello's spice register.
What cheese goes with Sangiovese?
Cheeses our editors pair with Sangiovese bottles include Aged hard cheese with dried fig, Aged hard sheep's-milk cheese and Aged caciotta.
What meat goes with Sangiovese?
Game is the pairing that comes up most among meats for Sangiovese: Pappardelle al cinghiale, Pigeon with foie gras and Wild boar pappardelle are among the dishes on our Sangiovese bottle pages.