Wine + Apricot
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 247 recipes, and they share 145 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do wine and apricot go together?
Yes. 247 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 145 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 145 flavor molecules: 38% of apricot's 382. Among the shared key aromas are 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise) and ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
What each one brings
wine
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 31% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 23% for apricot. It carries 393 molecules apricot doesn't have.
apricot
The tartness. Sour notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for wine. It carries 237 molecules wine doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Plum: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with wine, top 1% with apricot.
- Peach: top 14% of pairs with wine, top 1% with apricot.
- Apple: top 10% of pairs with wine, top 2% with apricot.
- Pear: top 13% of pairs with wine, top 1% with apricot.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with wine and apricot
Mostly mains: 22 of the 42 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: wine has 393 molecules apricot doesn't, and apricot has 237 that wine 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 145 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 393 only in wine and the 237 only in apricot.
Wine and apricot questions
Do wine and apricot go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 247 recipes, and they share 145 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do wine and apricot taste good together?
They overlap on 145 flavor molecules: 38% of apricot's 382. Among the shared key aromas are 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise) and ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
What goes with wine and apricot?
Plum is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with wine and top 1% with apricot. Peach and apple also fit both.
What can you make with wine and apricot?
Mostly mains: 22 of the 42 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Apricot Aperitif, Apricot Aperitif II, Apricot Barbecue Sauce, Apricot Cream.
Can I use apricot instead of wine?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: wine has 393 molecules apricot doesn't, and apricot has 237 that wine 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: Wine vs Apricot. https://compkitchen.com/compare/wine-vs-apricot. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Wine vs Apricot},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/wine-vs-apricot},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.