Uncork at EASTER and EASTER MONTDAY, discover the combinations for your menus!

Ready to pair wine with your Easter menu?

Easter is highly anticipated because it accompanies the arrival of spring, but also because it is one of the periods of the year in which you can indulge in incredible meals: feasts of chocolate or very long barbecues with friends.

These celebrations are steeped in tradition and symbolic dishes, which bring everyone together around the table in a moment of sharing and joy. In Italy, in particular, Easter is characterized by the use of ingredients such as eggs, wheat and lamb.

And just like each region has its own culinary traditions, with "Uncork at Easter and Easter Monday" I have selected many wines to accompany every type of recipe, whether you want to delight your guests with land or sea specialties.

Discover my "Uncork at Easter and Easter Monday" selection and get ready to create the perfect menu to best celebrate these holidays.

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So, what wine can you pair with your Easter menu?

At Easter, meat and medium-flavoured dishes dominate the table, with the necessary regional variations depending on the tradition of the area. The queen of the tables is fresh homemade pasta: cannelloni, baked pasta, lasagne with meat sauce or with vegetables, in short, it doesn't matter.

Everyone likes a first course with fresh pasta and therefore cannot be missed. The ideal is to combine red wines with little body but juicy and enveloping on the palate, much appreciated even by those who do not like red wines that are too full-bodied and structured.

To enhance any pasta, the protagonist of your main course, I chose Alberto Ballarin's Langhe Nebbiolo Doc , an intact and true wine by virtue of a minimally invasive winemaking process that makes it agile for all table occasions.

Alberto Ballarin produces this red in the heart of the Langhe, the company, family-run since 1924, is one of the most important wine-growing companies in the province of Cuneo.

This Langhe Nebbiolo Doc is characterized by the right sugar and alcohol content and good fixed acidity, which helps to enhance the aromas and maintain them over time.

In short, one of those reds to taste and talk about at the Easter table.

Langhe Nebbiolo Doc - Alberto Ballarin

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Now the main dish, the lamb. How do you prepare it?

The recipe you follow is essential for choosing the wine. If your idea is to cook in the oven, the dish will be characterized by the succulence of the meat, the aroma of the herbs and the bitter sensation of the browning.

In this case you can choose between Merlot , Pinot Noir or a nice Chianti .

Do you want something different and prepare fried lamb?

Then the choice falls on the Trento Dosaggio Zero Doc San Matiot from Cantina Di Cembra . The fragrance and effervescence of this bubble harmonize and regulate the fat of the dish, leaving you to enjoy the crunchy breading.

Bubble with fine perlage, excellent persistence, fragrant aroma with hints of yeast. Its soft and velvety foam, together with the mineral and fresh sip, will bring a smile to all diners.

Trento Dosaggio Zero Doc San Matiot - Cantina Di Cembra

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And what combinations are there on Easter Monday?

Traditionally at the grill there are various types of meat, from lamb to pork, very different meats that have only one thing in common: the marinade.

It is made up of an acidic part (like lemon), a fatty part (oil or butter) and an aromatic part (rosemary, spices etc.), these elements help you in choosing the wine because you already know that the meat will be soft, fatty but above all aromatic.

To try something special, the choice is the Valpolicella Ripasso Dop “Le Morete” from Manara . The name derives from the ripasso technique which consists in restarting fermentation on the still moist pomace of Amarone, in this way the wine shows itself as a synthesis between the power of the famous Veronese wine and the versatility of the classic Valpolicella.

Thanks to the manufacturing process it is truly unique, with a remarkable personality and perfect for an Easter Monday full of grilled meats!

Valpolicella Classico Ripasso Dop Le Morete - Manara

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Now you have some tips, if you want to discover other Easter pairings you can read my article HERE , so you have no more excuses and you can choose the right wines for your parties!

Remember, uncork in company and toast glass in hand with the right wine!