Plum + Wine
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 343 recipes, and they share 144 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Do plum and wine go together?
Yes. 343 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 144 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 11% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 144 flavor molecules: 38% of plum's 381. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic) and damascenone (apple, rose).
What each one brings
plum
The tartness. Sour notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for wine. It carries 237 molecules wine doesn't have.
wine
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 31% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 25% for plum. It carries 394 molecules plum doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Pear: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with plum, top 13% with wine.
- Apricot: top 1% of pairs with plum, top 14% with wine.
- Apple: top 2% of pairs with plum, top 10% with wine.
- Peach: top 1% of pairs with plum, top 14% with wine.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with plum and wine
Mostly mains: 24 of the 32 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: plum has 237 molecules wine doesn't, and wine has 394 that plum doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 144 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 237 only in plum and the 394 only in wine.
Plum and wine questions
Do plum and wine go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 343 recipes, and they share 144 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do plum and wine taste good together?
They overlap on 144 flavor molecules: 38% of plum's 381. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic) and damascenone (apple, rose).
What goes with plum and wine?
Pear is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with plum and top 13% with wine. Apricot and apple also fit both.
What can you make with plum and wine?
Mostly mains: 24 of the 32 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Plums in Wine, Chilled Plum Soup, Plum Tart, Barbecue Sauce I.
Can I use wine instead of plum?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: plum has 237 molecules wine doesn't, and wine has 394 that plum doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs
Cite this analysis
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Plum vs Wine. https://compkitchen.com/compare/plum-vs-wine. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_plum_vs_wine_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Plum vs Wine},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/plum-vs-wine},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.