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What wine with tripe prepared in Hungarian or norther Italian style? This is a thick hearty stew with tripe sliced 1/4 thick and a couple inches long w/red & green peppers, tomato, veggies.
Answer From Expert Roger C. Bohmrich, MW
There are several very good pairing options for the hearty stew with tomatoes and peppers. Your description leads me to an Italian red wine that possesses enough intensity of flavor to deal with the preparation style together with the acidity to handle the vegetables. You could opt for a Barbera d'Alba or for a more complex and intense Barbaresco, depending on your budget. A Sangiovese-based Tuscan red that is not too powerful would certainly work as well, perhaps a Chianti Classico. All these wines are in good distribution.
About The Expert
Roger has enjoyed a lengthy career in the wine trade as an importer and retailer, and at present he is an educator, speaker and consultant. He set up and managed Millesima USA, a New York merchant affiliated with Europe's leader in direct sales of fine wines to consumers. Previously, he served as senior executive of Frederick Wildman & Sons, traveling regularly around the world to visit wineries and taste the new vintage from barrel. Roger became one of America's first Masters of Wine in 1993.
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