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Rosemary + Red wine

A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 320 recipes, and they share 84 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.

Smell alikemoderate
Cooked together320 recipes
Ranktop 7% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Rosemary Red wine
262rosemary only 84shared 199red wine only Rosemary · 346 Red wine · 283
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do rosemary and red wine go together?

Yes. 320 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 84 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of every ingredient pair we score.

Why they work

They overlap on 84 flavor molecules: 30% of red wine's 283. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and ethyl decanoate (grape, waxy).

What each one brings

rosemary

The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 4% for red wine. It carries 262 molecules red wine doesn't have.

red wine

The fruit. Fruity notes make up 34% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for rosemary. It carries 199 molecules rosemary doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Thyme: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with rosemary, top 9% with red wine.
  • Oregano: top 1% of pairs with rosemary, top 15% with red wine.
  • Sage: top 1% of pairs with rosemary, top 17% with red wine.
  • Marjoram: top 1% of pairs with rosemary, top 17% with red wine.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with rosemary and red wine

We have no browsable recipe that lists both rosemary and red wine.

Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: rosemary has 262 molecules red wine doesn't, and red wine has 199 that rosemary 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 84 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 262 only in rosemary and the 199 only in red wine.

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Rosemary and red wine questions

Do rosemary and red wine go together?

A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 320 recipes, and they share 84 flavor molecules: the top 7% of all ingredient pairs.

Why do rosemary and red wine taste good together?

They overlap on 84 flavor molecules: 30% of red wine's 283. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and ethyl decanoate (grape, waxy).

What goes with rosemary and red wine?

Thyme is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with rosemary and top 9% with red wine. Oregano and sage also fit both.

Can I use red wine instead of rosemary?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: rosemary has 262 molecules red wine doesn't, and red wine has 199 that rosemary 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.

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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
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Rosemary vs Red Wine. https://compkitchen.com/compare/rosemary-vs-red-wine. Accessed 2026-11-06.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_rosemary_vs_red_wine_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Rosemary vs Red Wine},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/rosemary-vs-red-wine},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.