Love Pizza? Try our 3 Pack with Pairings from Local Pizzerias!

Ancora’s Pizza Bianca

Really, who doesn't love pizza?  It is undeniably the most popular food in America - what's not to love about the base of fresh tomato sauce and melted cheese topped with your favorite veggies and meat?  We make pizza at home often but when we want to pick it up we have a few favorite places around the city.  This week I've picked some must tries from different pizzerias to pair with our 3 pack - hopefully it will inspire you to check out these great spots, pick up a pie and wash it down with our pairings.  Or just pick up a 3 pack and explore some fun new wines!  

We wish we could pair wines with pizza in all of our favorite spots but we had to keep it to 3 and we tried to spread the love around the city - others include Paladar 511, Tavolino, Mid City Pizza, and Pizza Domenica.  All of our amazing restaurants are dependent upon local support right now so pick up that phone and order a pizza or two or three to pair with these wines!

Here's the lineup:
Celli Vini I Croppi Albana  (certified organic) - 100% Albana; This is one of my favorite white food pairing wines (it was fab with my roast chicken last night!).  An ancient grape not seen much outside of the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, this wine comes specifically from the town of Bertinoro on the Romagna side.  While it has the typical stone and tropical fruit notes, the specific terroir of the region gives is great minerality and salinity.  I'm going to one of our favorite uptown spots to pair a pizza with this one, Ancora,who specializes in authentic Neapolitan pizzas and house-made salumi.  Pick up their Pizza Bianca (pictured above) to pair with this one. Ancora Pizzeria, 4508 Freret Street, 504.324.1636

Mercato Carne  (sustainable) - Primitivo, Nero d’Avola, and Nero di Troia; The name of this wine sort of gives away the pairing - Carne means meat in Italian and our friends from Uva Imports created this wine to give you the true experience of a "house" red in an Italian trattoria. The vino della casa is often made by the family that owns the restaurant and gives you that fresh, gulpable wine that you buy by the carafe to wash down their delicious food.  Made for immediate drinking and total enjoyment, this wine is super juicy with ripe, red fruit and a little spice on the finish.  For our pairing, Sofia offers specialty, gourmet pizzas made in their gorgeous wood burning oven with a unique mix of toppings and their Commandatore with it's 3 different meats is a match made in heaven with the red grapes from Puglia! 516 Julia St. 504.322.3216

Famiglia Carafoli 'Nicchia' Lambrusco di Modena  (natural) Made from the 3 Lambrusco varieties of Salamino / Marani / Grasparossa, this small family winery specializes in Lambrusco - the signature wine of Emilia-Romagna and one of my favorite pizza wines!  Lightly carbonated, this is on the dry side of Lambrusco with fresh pomegranate, cranberry and cherry on the nose - it's a little lighter in body than some Lambruscos which makes it perfect with the Vegan Peppadew & Argula pizza from one of New Orleans' favorite spots, Pizza Delicious! It comes cheese-less but you can add vegan cheese or mozzarella if you so desire.  617 Piety Street, 504.676.8482

And you can try these 3 unique and delicious wines for $45 with the 3 pack discount, order yours for pickup or add to your delivery by calling us at 504 304 0635.