The Pairing Library
Pasta alla Norma
Sicily's great pasta sets fried aubergine and tomato against salty ricotta salata and basil, so the wine needs acidity for the tomato and only soft tannin against the salt and the silky aubergine. A fresh, medium-bodied red is the mark. Avoid big, oaky tannin.
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