The best wines to drink with pork

How to match wine with pork

Best wine to serve with pork belly – German riesling (white)

Pork belly is a very fatty dish so you want a wine with lots of acidity to keep your mouth nice a fresh. A dry German riesling has this in spades, with intense peachy fruit that can stand up to the strong flavour of belly pork.

Serve German riesling with crispy roast pork belly

Best wine to serve with pulled pork – Young rioja (red)

An unctuous, smoky pork dish like pulled pork needs a wine with plenty of freshness to cut through the fat. A young rioja, with its strawberry fruit flavours, light tannins and vanilla finish, fits the bill perfectly.

Serve young rioja with BBQ pulled pork

Best wine to serve with pork pie – loire cabernet franc (red)

If you’re looking for a picnic wine, a loire cabernet franc is a red that can be chilled. Its light body, slight acidity and refreshing finish pair brilliantly with the fattiness of pork pie.

Serve loire cabernet franc with raised pork pie

Best wine to serve with sausages – beaujolais (red)

Sausages are a fun, uncomplicated dish, so you want similar qualities in the wine you serve with it. This is why beaujolais works so well, plus it can handle some serious seasoning in your sausages.

Serve beaujolais with sausages with sticky onion gravy

Best wine to serve with gammon – Australian granache blend (red)

The sweet fruit in the granache – a wine from which you can expect ripe raspberry and white pepper flavours – is a match made in heaven with the saltiness of the gammon – it almost functions like a relish.

Serve Australian grenache blend with membrillo glazed gammon

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