What wine goes with pulled pork?
Slow-smoked pork with sweet-tangy sauce wants wines with ripe fruit and refreshment. The sauce's sugar is the key variable — dry, austere reds fight it; fruity ones befriend it.
Zinfandel
Ripe, brambly, smoky edge
Sweet fruit shakes hands with sweet sauce; a peppery finish nods to the rub.
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Lambrusco secco
Chilled, fizzy, dry-ish red
Cold bubbles against warm smoke is a backyard revelation.
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Grenache
Strawberry, soft, warm
Friendly, fruity, and unbothered by vinegar-based Carolina sauces.
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Sommelier's tip
Vinegar-heavy sauce? Lean rosé or lambrusco; sweet Kansas City sauce? Zin all day.
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