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What wine pairs well with lasagna?

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    What wine pairs well with lasagna?

    I'm having some friends over for dinner tomorrow night (Happy New Year!! ) and I'm making a 4 cheese lasagna with bechamel sauce. I'll be serving a simple green salad on the side. So all you wine aficionados, what wine do I serve? I'm leaning towards a red, like Merlot. But I'm also wine illiterate. Suggestions?

    For dessert I was going to make lemon bars and something chocolately. Maybe mousse or a tart...
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    Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

    Ditto to the chianti. I think Ruffino has a couple different chiantis? Maybe I am thinking of something else. That label is a good bet.

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      Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

      Third to the the Chianti. Stick w/ the $10-15 range and you should be good to go.

      Jenn

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        Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

        You guys are awesome, thanks!!

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          Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

          Agree with the Chianti, but also have a white on hand for those who really like white. A Pinot Grigio is nice.
          Luanne
          wife, mother, nurse practitioner

          "You have not converted a man because you have silenced him." (John, Viscount Morely, On Compromise, 1874)

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            Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

            Just a quick not on Chiantis, go for the one labeled Chianti Classico, otherwise you might end up with a weird blend. Peppoli is another good Antinori alternative, it should be around $20.

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              Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

              I haven't tried them side by side. I'll do that next week and let you know. Should I get the same label?

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                Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

                My thought w/ the lasagna is that it's a pretty over the top entree and a basic chianti should be A-OK.

                I just had a great white from Masi- Masianco which was a Pinot Grigio and Verduzzo blend. It went really well w/ my chicken cordon bleu and pasta that I made for dinner last night. It's totally a made up for the American market wine but it tasted good. (A supervenetian? like a "supertuscan"?)

                Jenn

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                  Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

                  I'm a Pinot Grigio junkie. If you go with one for a white, I'd recommend the Alois Lageder Dolomiti 2006. We've been buying cases. I like it better than the St. Margerheti that seems so popular (at least around here).

                  I think even I'd drink red with traditional tomato sauce lasagna - but a bechamel sauce is not tomato rich lasagne. It's heavy - but white. I bet it will be fab. (I'd stick with my white if you offered it with that!)
                  Angie
                  Gyn-Onc fellowship survivor - 10 years out of the training years; reluctant suburbanite
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                    Re: What wine pairs well with lasagna?

                    Originally posted by DCJenn
                    My thought w/ the lasagna is that it's a pretty over the top entree and a basic chianti should be A-OK.

                    I just had a great white from Masi- Masianco which was a Pinot Grigio and Verduzzo blend. It went really well w/ my chicken cordon bleu and pasta that I made for dinner last night. It's totally a made up for the American market wine but it tasted good. (A supervenetian? like a "supertuscan"?)

                    Jenn
                    Jenn, I absolutely love Masi. They have a very basic red that goes for under $10 and it's perfect for a nice pasta dinner at home. They also make awesome red dessert wine.

                    Vietti is another name to watch for. It's a small family-run winery that produces great wines. They tend to be a bit more expensive than Masi, as the operation is much smaller, but their Moscato d'Asti is to die for and is pretty cheap.

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