Pairing White Wine with Food
White wines pair harmoniously with light meals like fish, turkey and chicken. But what about serving a white wine with spicy cuisine? Try pairing a sweet Riesling with spicy food like Asian cuisine or curry. Or try a Vin Gris with spicy Mexican foods. White wine fits with many meals; try one of our suggestions! |
WHAT FOOD TO SERVE WITH CHARDONNAY
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Shrimp, lobster, crab, scallops, red snapper, striped bass, other
white fish, tuna, oysters (raw), pasta with shellfish, pasta with
clam sauce, crudité, chicken, turkey, veal
PAIRING CHENIN
BLANC AND FOOD
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Chicken, shrimp, oysters (raw), clams, mussels, antipasto, crudité,
quiche, pasta salad, Thai foods, spicy Mexican foods, hard cow
and sheep cheese
BEST FOOD TO SERVE WITH COLOMBARD
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Shrimp
WHAT FOOD TO SERVE WITH CYNTHIANA
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Steak, sausage, veal
BEST FOOD TO PAIR WITH CHIANTI
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Pasta with tomato sauce, pizza, most Italian foods
PAIRING GEWÜRZTRAMINER WITH FOOD
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Foie gras, paté, prosciutto, smoked fish (trout, herring),
chicken salad, Thai foods, hard cow and sheep cheese, fresh fruit
WHAT FOOD TO SERVE WITH MARSANNE
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Crab, lobster
BEST FOOD TO SERVE WITH MUSCAT
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Foie gras, prosciutto, hard cow and sheep cheese, berries, custards,
puddings
PAIRING PINOT
BLANC AND FOOD
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Shrimp, striped bass, mussels, smoked fish (trout, herring),
clams, oysters (raw), antipasto, pasta with cream sauce, pasta
with vegetables, crudité, prosciutto, chicken salad,
spicy Chinese foods, Thai foods
BEST FOOD TO SERVE WITH PINOT
GRIGIO / GRIS
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Salmon, salmon tartare, oysters (raw), mussels, antipasto, spicy
Chinese foods
WHAT FOOD TO SERVE WITH RIESLING
(DRY)
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Chicken, white fish, smoked fish (trout, herring), oysters (raw),
rabbit, sausage, pasta salad, pasta with vegetables, paté,
prosciutto, quiche, frankfurters, curry (fish or chicken), spicy
Chinese foods, spicy Mexican foods, Thai foods
PAIRING RIESLING
(SEMI-DRY) AND FOOD
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Chicken, sausage, sushi, sashimi, smoked fish (trout, herring),
quiche, asparagus, cold meats, paté, prosciutto, rabbit,
chicken salad, curry (chicken or fish), spicy Chinese foods, spicy
Mexican foods, Thai foods
BEST FOOD TO SERVE WITH ROUSSANNE
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Crab, lobster
PAIRING SAUVIGNON
(FUMÉ) BLANC AND FOOD
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Salmon, shrimp, swordfish, tuna, red snapper, mussels, crab, scallops,
clams, oysters (raw), pasta with shellfish, pasta with vegetables,
pasta salad, Nicoise salad, asparagus, antipasto, foie gras, curry
(fish or chicken), soft goat cheese
Learn more about pairing Sauvignon Blanc with food
Salmon, scallops, white fish, pasta salad
BEST FOOD TO SERVE WITH SEYVAL
BLANC
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Clams, cold meats, paté
SERVING VIDAL
BLANC AND FOOD
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Shrimp, asparagus
WHAT FOOD TO SERVE WITH VIGNOLES
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Cold meats, striped bass
PAIRING FOOD AND VIN
GRIS
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Chicken, salmon, swordfish, tuna, ham, cold meats, paté,
couscous, smoked chicken, spicy Mexican foods
VIOGNIER PAIRING WITH FOOD
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White fish, quiche, pasta with vegetables
For more information on these varietals,
check out our Wine Varietals Definitions
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