🥓 Pork & Charcuterie

Roast pork, ham, salumi, pâté — lighter tannins and acidity to cut the fat.

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Bacon

Smoked, salty pork fat functions as a flavor bridge in many dishes.

Best match $$$

Traditional-method sparkling wine

Its bubbles, acidity, and leesy texture scrub the palate and make rich, fried, salty, or delicate foods feel precise.

Also great

Fino or Manzanilla Sherry $

Tart medium red $

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Ham

Cured pork brings salt, smoke, and often a sweet glaze to the table.

Best match $$

Off-dry Riesling

Its gentle sweetness, low alcohol, and bright acidity cool spice, flatter salt, and refresh rich sauces.

Also great

Prosecco-style Charmat sparkling wine $

Fino or Manzanilla Sherry $

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Jamon Iberico

Nutty cured ham is intensely salty, savory, and silky with fat.

Best match $

Fino or Manzanilla Sherry

Its bone-dry, saline, almondy profile is outstanding with salt, seafood, olives, ham, and briny flavors.

Also great

Traditional-method sparkling wine $$$

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.

Best match $$

Off-dry Riesling

Its gentle sweetness, low alcohol, and bright acidity cool spice, flatter salt, and refresh rich sauces.

Also great

Traditional-method sparkling wine $$$

Amontillado or Oloroso Sherry $$

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Pork Loin

Mild roast pork is medium-weight and easily shaped by sauce or seasoning.

Best match $$

Silky Pinot Noir

It brings perfume, gentle tannin, and savory red fruit without forcing the food into a heavy red-wine frame.

Also great

Tart medium red $

Bone-dry Riesling $$

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Pulled Pork

Slow-cooked pork shoulder often combines smoke, sweetness, vinegar, and spice.

Best match $$

Off-dry Riesling

Its gentle sweetness, low alcohol, and bright acidity cool spice, flatter salt, and refresh rich sauces.

Also great

Bold California Zinfandel $

Argentine Malbec $

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