What Food Pairs Well With Prosecco?

The wonderful world of food pairings is vast, with countless combinations, from the various different dishes with thousands of different bottles of Prosecco

Let’s break down the way to pair Prosecco and Food in a simple and easy-to-understand way, which you’ll be able to refer to later when finding your perfect pairing.

The Prosecco

Let’s break down the different kinds of Prosecco that you can use.

Every Prosecco has its own flavour, and unless it tells you on the back of the label or on their website, you’re going to have to take a bit of a gamble with the flavours, but one thing you can figure out is how sweet it will taste.

• Brut Nature (0 grams of sugar)
• Extra Brut (3-6 grams of sugar)
• Brut (6-12 grams of sugar)
• Extra Dry (12-17 grams of sugar)
• Dry (17-32 grams of sugar) )
• Demi-sec (32-50 grams of sugar)

• Brut Nature (0.1% Production)
• Extra Brut (0.3% Production)
• Brut (24.1% Production)
• Extra Dry (67.1% Production)
• Dry (8% Production)
• Demi-sec (0.4% Production)

Prosecco – Aromas & Flavours:

Green Fruits
Yellow Fruits
Yellow Stone Fruits
Apples – Red or Green
Pears
Tropical Fruits
Pineapple
Banana
Melon
Peach
Blossom – Yellow or White
Floral
Zesty – Lemon or Lime

What Kind of Food Can I Pair With Prosecco?

The short answer is ‘anything’, you just need to find the right sugar level and right flavours, Prosecco is very food-friendly, pairing well with, savory cheeses, fruits, cured meats and seafood, so if you just randomly pick out a bottle of Prosecco and pair it with a dish, its most likely going to work in some way or another, now let’s dive into the best Prosecco and Food Pairings.

Brut Nature – Prosecco

Brut Nature Prosecco is rather rare, with less than 1% of the market going towards it, so not many people have tried it with food.

(0 grams of sugar)

• Dry White Cheese
• Sushi
• Game Meats/Strong Flavoured (Dried) Meats

Extra Brut – Prosecco

(3-6 grams of sugar)

• Salami
• Prosciutto di Parma
• Olives
• Mushrooms
• Almonds
• Cashew Nuts
• Breadsticks
• Artichokes
• Pizza
• Cheese

Brie
Ricotta
Camembert
Goat’s Cheese
Pecorino Romano
Mozzarella
Fontina
Gorgonzola

Brut – Prosecco

(6-12 grams of sugar)

• Pizza
• Tea Sandwiches
• Quiches
• Frittata
• Taco
• Meatball Sub
• Hanburger
• Chicken Burger
• Bacon Sandwich
• Eggs
• Sushi
• Fruit Salad
• Salad
• Pasta
• Avocado
• Salami
• Prosciutto di Parma
• Olives
• Mushrooms
• Almonds
• Cashew Nuts
• Breadsticks
• Artichokes
• Oysters
• Lobster
• Scallops
• Mussels
• Shrimp
• Prawns
• Crab cakes
• Fish With Buttery Sauce
• Fish With Cream
• Fish & Chips
• Salmon
• Grilled Salmon
• Salmon & Creamy Cheese
• Cheese

Brie
Ricotta
Camembert
Goat’s Cheese
Pecorino Romano
Mozzarella
Fontina
Gorgonzola

• Buttered Popcorn
• Salted Popcorn
• Salted Crisps
• Roasted Nuts

Extra Dry – Prosecco

(12-17 grams of sugar) A touch of sweetness with a spicy dish is a good match

• Pizza
• Meatball Sub
• Taco
• Bacon Sandwich
• Eggs
• Pasta
• Avocado
• Fruit Salad
• Tropical Fruit Salad
• Sponge Cake
• Gateaux
• Panatone
• Macarons
• Mousses
• Ice Cream
• Pavlova
• Raspberry Cobbler

Dry – Prosecco

(17-32 grams of sugar)

• Thai Green Curry
• Thai Red Curry
• Asian Food
• Spicy Curry
• Spicy Food
• Pizza
• Salad
• Tropical Salad
• Fruit Salad
• Chocolate Popcorn
• Caramel Popcorn
• Sweet Popcorn
• Cheesecake
• Fruit Tart
• Fruit Salad
• Crème Brûlée
• Lemon Meringue Pie
• Pavlova
• Raspberry Cobbler

Demi-sec – Prosecco

(32-50 grams of sugar)

• Fruit Tart
• Cheesecake
• Pastry Desserts
• Pavlova
• Raspberry Cobbler

Rosé – Prosecco

Rosé and Spicy Food is normally a great combination. Rosé also does a great job of Red Berry Desserts.

• Thai Green Curry
• Thai Red Curry
• Asian Food
• Curry
• Spicy Curry
• Spicy Food
• Taco
• Spicy Chicken
• Pasta
• Pizza
• Pavlova
• Fruit Desserts
• Pastry Desserts
• Raspberry Cobbler