Wine pairings for
Here are 3 recommended wine pairings for affogato. Click the button below to explore all options on the Verso app.
Banyuls
Banyuls (Grenache Noir oxidatively fortified on Catalan schist) — candied cherry, cocoa, roasted coffee and fig form the natural Italian companion for affogato; coffee directly mirroring the espresso poured hot over fior di latte vanilla ice cream, cocoa prolonging optional amaretto.
Moscato d'Asti
Moscato d'Asti (Muscat à Petits Grains from Piedmont, Asti method at 5.5°) — peach, sweet orange, rose and light bubbles contrast with the espresso bitterness poured on the ice cream; 100g/L sweetness calming the intense roasted arabica extraction, fine bubbles aerating the hot-cold mix melting, Piedmontese origin aligned with the Italian dessert tradition.
Sauternes
Sauternes (botrytised Sémillon-Sauvignon-Muscadelle on Bordeaux graves) — honey, candied apricot, mango and botrytis accompany a fine-dining affogato to close the meal; honey doubling the optional ice-cream honey drizzle, candied apricot prolonging amaretto or frangelico touch, botrytic sweetness holding the roasted bitterness and melting vanilla.