Cathal McBride: Choosing a wine to go with pasta? First, you need to consider the sauce
For creamy pasta dishes, think white wines such as chardonnay or verdicchio while sangiovese pairs well with tomato-based sauces
For the Irish home cook, pasta is now surely as important as our traditional potato. It’s a pantry essential, a reliable quick-cook staple that draws on the flavours of seasonal ingredients. What has always appealed to me most about pasta dishes is their marriage between rusticity and refinement.
When it comes to choosing wines for pasta, the most important factor to consider is the sauce. A rich, slow cooked beef ragù, for example, is a ...
