Pairings
What loves what.
A working list, not a commandment. Match weight, match acid, or match the sauce — then ask the sommelier if the table is still arguing.
Bird
Duck or squab
Richer than chicken, often with fruit or spice glaze. Pinot is classic; Pinot's cousins work too.
- Red Burgundy / Pinot Noir
The textbook pairing — fruit, acid, silk.
- Barolo or Barbera
Nebbiolo's tar and rose with gamey birds.
- Pinot-friendly Merlot
Plum and velvet when the sauce is darker.
- Red Burgundy / Pinot Noir