15 Life-Changing Cooking Secrets You Can Learn From Italians

The key to the best wine pairings is to think about the sweetness of the wine and how that will complement the food. One of the most interesting and distinctly sweet wines I tried in Verona was a red wine called Amarone, which was paired with a rabbit ragu. For something a little darker and more bitter, like Cabernet, go with a richer food like meatballs or steak.