White Wine Pairing | Giggly Grapes

What Wine Goes With Thai Green Curry?

28/09/2026

A glass of off-dry Riesling beside a bowl of Thai green curry

Thai green curry needs a wine that can handle coconut fat, chilli heat and a whisper of palm sugar. Here is what actually works, and why.

Best Wine With Pork Belly: Crisp Whites and Juicy Reds

23/09/2026

Sliced roast pork belly with crisp crackling beside glasses of red and white wine

Off-dry Riesling and light, cool-climate Pinot Noir are the two safest pours for pork belly. Here is why, what to avoid, and one stock-checked bottle to try tonight.

What Wine Goes With Sushi? Easy Pairings for Salmon, Tuna and Veggie Rolls

21/09/2026

Sushi platter with a glass of chilled white wine

Dry Riesling, crisp sparkling and light Pinot Gris are the safest wines with sushi. Here is what soy, wasabi and raw fish do to a glass, plus one bottle to try tonight.

Best Wine With Raclette: What Cuts Through Melted Cheese

12/10/2024

Melted raclette cheese scraped over potatoes beside a glass of white wine

Dry Riesling, Chasselas or a chilled light red are the best wines for raclette. Here is what melted cheese does to a bottle, what to avoid, and one stock checked pick.

Miso and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

23/08/2024

Bowl of miso soup beside a glass of white wine on a timber table

Miso is salty, sweet and full of umami, which is hard on red wine. What to pour with miso soup, miso black cod and miso ramen, and the reds to keep off the table.

Pinot Gris vs Pinot Grigio: What Is the Difference?

22/08/2024

Two glasses of white wine of different depths of colour beside greyish pink grapes

Same grape, two names, two styles. Grigio is crisp and citrusy, Gris is fuller and rounder. How to tell which is in the bottle before you buy it.

Mushroom Ravioli and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

17/08/2024

Bowl of mushroom ravioli beside a glass of red wine on a timber table

Mushroom ravioli flattens big reds. Here is why, plus the wines that actually work, what to avoid and one stock-checked bottle to try tonight.

Best Wine for Spicy Food: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

13/08/2024

Spicy red curry with a cold glass of Riesling

The best wine for spicy food is low in alcohol, a little sweet and served cold. Off-dry Riesling leads, with Gewürztraminer, Moscato and chilled Gamay behind. What to avoid and why.

Cedar Plank Salmon Wine Pairing: What to Pour With the Smoke

31/07/2024

Salmon cooking on a cedar plank beside a glass of light red wine

The plank does half the cooking, and the smoke changes the wine. Pinot Noir, lightly oaked Chardonnay and dry rosé, plus one stock-checked Tasmanian pick.

Wine and Cheese Pairing: What to Pour with Every Cheese

29/07/2024

A wooden cheese board with brie, aged cheddar, blue cheese and goat's cheese beside a glass of sparkling wine and a glass of red wine

The safest wine and cheese pairing is dry sparkling or unoaked Chardonnay. Then it depends on the cheese: goat's, brie, cheddar, parmesan, washed rind and blue, each with the wine that works, a cheat-sheet table and one bottle to buy.