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Clara Dalzell,
Flatiron Wines
& Spirits

Jonathan Kemp,
Vine Wine

Roagna 2016
Dolcetto d'Alba $19

Fiorini NV Lambrusco
Grasparossa Becco
Rosso $16

Imported by Polaner
Selections, Mt. Kisco, NY

Imported by Skurnik Wines, NY

Why Kemp picked it:
Why Dalzell picked it:
"Immediately, my floor manager and I said the same wine
at the same time. The basic answer is because you need
something delicious but simple for cheese pizza. Roagna
Dolcetto is not showy, but a wine of pristine technique."
"It's quaffable. With pizza, I want a wine I can 'glou-glou' gulp.
In terms of tannin, fruit profile, acidity, this is well-rounded,
with that crushable quality that I like in a pizza wine."
-Jeff Taylor, Verve Wine

"Before I worked in wine, I used to go to the slice place in
Washington Heights and I'd taste-test all the flavors of soda
they had, and it was the Boylan's grape soda that did it. So the
closer you get to grape soda, the more it works."
"This wine is delicious! It has that candied fruit but it's not
sweet. Lambrusco with a touch of structure is the real deal.
The carbonation is cleansing. There's lift-and it's charming. It
makes you want to have one more slice than you're supposed
to have." -Chris Leon, Leon and Son

Chris Leon,
Leon & Son
Wine and Spirits
Castello di Montegrosso
2010 Barbera d'Asti
Monterosso $19

Gabriel Rattiner,
Dandelion Wine
Bricco Maiolica 2014
Barbera d'Alba $18
Importer: Golden Vines, DC

Why Rattiner picked it:
"Part of me wanted to pick an esoteric or even shocking wine...
and honestly, if I were with close friends, I probably would.
However, after checking my ego, I remembered that pizza is
not complicated. It's universally loved, the Rolling Stones of
food. I want an easy, humble, crowd-pleasing red wine that
plays lead guitar in one of my favorite rock-and-roll bands.
This barbera is unpretentious, fruit forward but with stony
minerality, bright and lively, with soft tannins and a silky
mouthfeel. It's an absolute no-brainer with pizza."
"There's a lot of tart red fruit, so I think it's a real sauce-pairer.
And when I buy a pizza wine I want something that isn't going
to be a showstopper. It's about two simple things that are not
going to overwhelm each other."
-Clara Dalzell, Flatiron Wines & Spirits

Imported by USA Wine
Imports, NY

Why Leon picked it:
"I went super classic: barbera from a super-traditional
producer, Castello di Montegrosso. They're based in a town
next to Asti, Montegrosso. The proprietor is an eccentric
guy: He and his wife live in this castle-the Castello di
Montegrosso. It's the size of a New York City block, and
they don't keep it up at all; there's nothing ornate about it.
When I went there in a freezing January, his wife brought out,
essentially, pizza-this pan with dough she'd made, with red
sauce, anchovies and olives. He only releases his wine when he
feels like it's ready; his basic barbera has eight years of age on
it. It kind of tastes like a cellar, but it still has fruit, it still has
acid, and no new oak. You just want to destroy pizza with it."
"You've got some of that tomato-leaf thing going on there. It's
got the acidity, which is really important to cut through the
cheese and fat and all that stuff." -Jonathan Kemp, Vine Wine

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