Chianti Classico

Aged pecorino cheese offers a firm texture with intense savory, salty, and nutty flavors that develop more complexity with age. These robust characteristics call for wines with good acidity and moderate tannins to cut through the cheese's richness, while the recommended beer styles provide either palate-cleansing carbonation or complementary malt sweetness to balance the cheese's sharpness.

Ribollita is a hearty Tuscan vegetable soup thickened with bread, featuring cannellini beans, kale, and an array of vegetables in a tomato-based broth. This rustic, earthy dish calls for medium-bodied wines with good acidity to complement the soup's savory depth while cutting through its rich texture.