Pork & Charcuterie
6 dishes with wine suggestions.
Bacon
Smoked, salty pork fat functions as a flavor bridge in many dishes.
Traditional-method sparkling wine
splurge
Fino or Manzanilla Sherry
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Tart medium red
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Ham
Cured pork brings salt, smoke, and often a sweet glaze to the table.
Off-dry Riesling
mid
Prosecco-style Charmat sparkling wine
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Fino or Manzanilla Sherry
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Jamon Iberico
Nutty cured ham is intensely salty, savory, and silky with fat.
Fino or Manzanilla Sherry
value
Traditional-method sparkling wine
splurge
Pét-nat ancestral-method sparkling wine
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Pork Belly
Rich layers of pork fat and meat call for acid, bubbles, or aromatic lift.
Traditional-method sparkling wine
splurge
Off-dry Riesling
mid
Crisp light red
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Pork Loin
Mild roast pork is medium-weight and easily shaped by sauce or seasoning.
Silky Pinot Noir
mid
Tart medium red
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Bone-dry Riesling
mid
Pulled Pork
Slow-cooked pork shoulder often combines smoke, sweetness, vinegar, and spice.
Bold California Zinfandel
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Off-dry Riesling
mid
Argentine Malbec
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