What Wine Goes With Paella? Seafood, Chicken and Mixed

Seafood paella with a glass of white wine and a glass of rosé
The best wine for paella is a dry, zesty white or a crisp dry rosé. Here is what suits seafood, chicken and mixed paella, plus what to avoid.
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What Wine Goes With Dumplings? Pairings for Pork, Prawn and Veggie Dumplings

Steamed dumplings with a glass of pinot gris
Pinot gris, dry sparkling or off-dry riesling: the best wines for dumplings, why they work, and what to skip.
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What Wine Goes With Thai Green Curry?

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.
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Best Wine With Pork Belly: Crisp Whites and Juicy Reds

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

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.
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Best Wine With Raclette: What Cuts Through Melted Cheese

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

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.
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Pinot Gris vs Pinot Grigio: What Is the Difference?

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

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

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.
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