Wine with pasta with tomato sauce
Vegetables and grains
Tomato sauce is acidic and needs a wine with acidity to match. Italian reds and crisp Italian whites are built for it.
25 rated grapes match pasta with tomato sauce: 18 red, 7 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known first- Merlotsoft, plummy, roundFull body
Medium acidity - Sangiovesesour cherry, herbs, savouryMedium body
Very high acidity - Barberabright cherry, low tannin, zestyMedium body
Very high acidity - Nero d'Avolablack cherry, warm, softFull body
Medium acidity - Dolcettosoft blackberry, almond, easyMedium body
Low acidity - Canaiolosoft, red fruit, mild, a blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Rondinellalight, cherry, simple, a Valpolicella partnerMedium body
High acidity - Molinarapale, tart, light, a blenderLight body
High acidity - Marzeminoviolet, plum, light, Mozart's grapeMedium body
High acidity - Ciliegiolocherry, soft, juicy, lightMedium body
Medium acidity - Nerello MascaleseEtna red, sour cherry, ash, fineMedium body
High acidity - Kalecik Karasıfresh, cherry, strawberry and flowersMedium body
High acidity - Mammololight, violet scented and suppleMedium body
Low acidity - Monicarounded, fruity and gently suppleMedium body
Medium acidity - Peloursindark colored, mellow and suppleMedium body
Low acidity - Milgranetround, fruity and gently structuredMedium body
Medium acidity - Rouge du Paysdense, silky, cherry and violetFull body
High acidity - Douce noirjuicy, plum, Argentine BonardaMedium body
Medium acidity
White and pink grapes
Most known first- Trebbianoneutral, light, crispLight body
High acidity - Catarrattosoft, citrus, herbal, simpleMedium body
Medium acidity - Pecorinocrisp, mineral, herb and citrusMedium body
High acidity - Ansonicanutty, soft, citrus, gentleMedium body
Medium acidity - Grecopeach, mineral, firm, slightly bitterMedium body
High acidity - Grechettonutty, apple, soft, the Orvieto grapeMedium body
Medium acidity - Vernacciacrisp, almond, citrus, slightly bitterMedium body
High acidity
Sources
The pairings and the style profiles are our own assessment. Grape facts on the linked pages come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).