Wine + Almond
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,260 recipes, and they share 93 flavor molecules: the top 25% of all ingredient pairs.
Do wine and almond go together?
Yes. 1,260 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 93 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 25% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 93 flavor molecules: 33% of almond's 281. Among the shared key aromas are 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What each one brings
wine
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 31% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for almond. It carries 445 molecules almond doesn't have.
almond
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for wine. It carries 188 molecules wine doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 14% of pairs with wine, top 1% with almond.
- Saffron: top 13% of pairs with wine, top 1% with almond.
- Pistachio: top 30% of pairs with wine, top 1% with almond.
- Cashew nut: top 28% of pairs with wine, top 1% with almond.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with wine and almond
Mostly desserts: 74 of the 117 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: wine has 445 molecules almond doesn't, and almond has 188 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 93 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 445 only in wine and the 188 only in almond.
Wine and almond questions
Do wine and almond go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,260 recipes, and they share 93 flavor molecules: the top 25% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do wine and almond taste good together?
They overlap on 93 flavor molecules: 33% of almond's 281. Among the shared key aromas are 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What goes with wine and almond?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 14% of pairs with wine and top 1% with almond. Saffron and pistachio also fit both.
What can you make with wine and almond?
Mostly desserts: 74 of the 117 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Almond Pudding, Almond Brown Rice Pudding, Almond Falafel, Almond Paste (Mexico).
Can I use almond instead of wine?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: wine has 445 molecules almond doesn't, and almond has 188 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 Almond. https://compkitchen.com/compare/wine-vs-almond. Accessed 2026-11-03.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_wine_vs_almond_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Wine vs Almond},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/wine-vs-almond},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.