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Italian Wine Pairings for Chinese Food, Page 4

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General Tso's chicken, plated

General Tso's chicken

General Tso's chicken is American-Chinese (not Hunanese) despite the Zuo Zongtang name: battered fried chicken glazed in a sweet-sticky soy-vinegar sauce with dried chilli. The candy-glaze fry combination needs fizz pressure to cut the coat. Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore and Lambrusco di Sorbara both earn the pairing; Nero d'Avola from Sicilia DOC handles the red side.

Perfect grape varieties

Glera

Also worth trying

Lambrusco Nero d'Avola Pinot Nero

Appellations to explore

ProseccoDOC Alta LangaDOCG Alto Adige/SüdtirolDOC Asolo ProseccoDOCG BivongiDOC
Har gow, plated

Har gow

Har gow are translucent Cantonese prawn dumplings, wheat-and-tapioca wrappers pinched into pleated crescents around chopped prawn, bamboo shoot and a trace of sesame oil. The wrapper is the subtle counterpoint to the sweet prawn. Vermentino di Gallura's saline Sardinian lift and Franciacorta's fine mousse are the two canonical Italian pairings; Falanghina works as a softer alternative.

Perfect grape varieties

Vermentino

Also worth trying

Glera Falanghina Pinot Grigio

Appellations to explore

ProseccoDOC Alto Adige/SüdtirolDOC Asolo ProseccoDOCG Cinque Terre/Cinque Terre SciacchetràDOC Conegliano Valdobbiadene ProseccoDOCG

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