Wine pairings for
Here are 3 recommended wine pairings for pizza pepperoni. Click the button below to explore all options on the Verso app.
Primitivo di Manduria
Manduria Primitivo (Zinfandel's cousin on Apulian limestone) — jammy blackberry, southern spices and 14-15° alcohol form the canonical southern Italian pairing for pizza diavola; sunny black fruit echoing piccante pepperoni (Naples sausage with pepper + paprika), warmth holding Calabrian smoked chili and melted buffalo mozzarella.
Lambrusco secco di Modena
Modena Lambrusco Secco (Charmat method on native Lambrusco, served cool at 12°C) — crisp cherry, vibrant bubbles and freshness form the popular Neapolitan pairing for pizza piccante; bubbles defusing pepperoni capsaicin, red fruit holding San Marzano tomato sauce, freshness de-greasing the sausage discs melted at 280°C in the wood-fire oven.
Aglianico del Vulture
Aglianico del Vulture (Basilicata's king grape on volcanic soils of extinct Vulture, compared to Southern Nebbiolo) — black cherry, leather, spices and firm tannins form the serious Italian pairing for gourmet pepperoni pizza; tannic structure holding spicy sausage, volcanic edge mirroring buffalo mozzarella and long-reduced tomato sauce.