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Easy Homemade Pizza + A Perfect Wine Match

🍽️ The Ritual

Another Friday, another delicious dilemma: what wine pairs best with homemade pizza?

Our tradition is simple — pizza night every Friday. It’s easy to make, satisfying to eat, and always open to improvisation.

Three slices of homemade pizza topped with cheese, mushrooms, green peppers, and sausage on a white plate.
The Pie. – Photo by myself

Ingredients

  • 1 store-bought pizza shell
  • 1 can of Western Family Original pizza sauce
  • Mushrooms, green pepper, and onion (rescued from the fridge)
  • Leftover mild Italian sausage (from the freezer)
  • Shredded pizza mozzarella

🔥 Assembly & Bake

No instructions needed — just layer, bake, and enjoy.

🍷 Wine Pairing

Wine: 2019 Garnacha Tinta — Las Moradas de San Martin Initio Reserva Region: Madrid, Spain Vivino Rating: 3.9

Pizza is naturally wine-friendly, especially when topped with savoury sausage and roasted vegetables. This Garnacha was fruity, bold, and balanced — perfect for the cheese’s richness and the sausage’s spice.

Label of the 2019 Garnacha Tinta wine from Las Moradas de San Martín, featuring text and details about the wine.
Photo – by myself

📝 Final Thoughts

A simple meal elevated by a thoughtful pairing. Whether it’s a weeknight ritual or a weekend treat, pizza and wine never disappoint.

Hot Dogs and Wine

We went all out tonight. Hot dogs, potato salad, macaroni salad, real salad and leftover pasta. Of course you’re wondering what wine would go with that. The winner, completely by fluke!

We have been liking Spanish wines lately,especially Rioja. This one is reasonably priced, a nice wine that Vivino rates as a 3.7. It fits our profile perfectly. Recommended as a decent wine to sit and eat hotdogs with.

Have a great evening. Will be a much better recipe on Sunday.