We usually follow the adage “if it grows together, it goes together,” but there are too many wonderful wines in the world to just focus on Italy when pairing pasta dishes. Every now and then we like to think outside of the box and pair Italian foods with wines made in the country we’re based. When we’re in Spain, we like to pair Italian food with Spanish wine, but since we’re currently in New York City we decided to pair Italian recipes with American wine.
That’s why we looked to California for inspiration, so here are nine pasta dishes paired with seven Californian wines and two Italians for the traditionalists among us..