White Wine Pairing | Giggly Grapes

Wine Pairing With Salad: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

15/07/2024

Glass of white wine beside a green salad and a jug of vinaigrette

Salad is not hard to match, the dressing just gets in the way. Here is what to pour, what to avoid, and why no wine can out-acid a vinaigrette.

Best Wine for Stuffed Mushrooms: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

11/07/2024

Baked stuffed mushroom caps on a slate board beside a glass of light red wine

Pinot Noir most nights, lightly oaked Chardonnay when the filling is cheesy, and dry sparkling for a party tray. Here is why big reds fail with mushrooms.

Best White Wine for Mushroom Sauce: In the Pan and in the Glass

11/07/2024

Glass of Chardonnay beside a plate of creamy mushroom pasta with thyme

Which white wine to cook mushroom sauce with, which one to drink with it, and why they are not always the same bottle.

Which White Wine for Mussels? Drinking and Cooking

04/06/2024

A pot of mussels beside a glass of white wine

Mussels need a dry, high acid, unoaked white. Sauvignon blanc, dry riesling and picpoul all work, and the wine in the pot should be the wine in your glass.

Clam Chowder and Wine: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

24/05/2024

Bowl of creamy clam chowder beside a glass of white wine on a timber table

Crisp unoaked whites for the creamy New England bowl, something sharper for Manhattan. The three chowder styles and the wine each one wants.

Best Wine for Risotto: What to Cook With and What to Drink With Mushroom Risotto

22/05/2024

Bowl of mushroom risotto beside a glass of Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir to drink, a cheap dry white to cook with. The best wine for mushroom risotto and every other risotto, what to avoid, and a bottle under eleven dollars.

Chardonnay Food Pairing: What to Eat With Oaked and Unoaked Chardonnay

15/05/2024

Glass of Chardonnay beside a golden roast chicken

Roast chicken, buttery seafood, creamy pasta or a plate of prawns: what to eat with Chardonnay, why oaked and unoaked need different dinners, and what to avoid.

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

14/05/2024

Glass of sparkling wine beside a bowl of popcorn

Sparkling wine wins, and the salt is doing more work than you think. What to pour with salted, buttered and caramel popcorn, and what to leave in the rack.

Wine Pairing With Omelette: What to Pour (and What to Avoid)

09/05/2024

Folded omelette with chives on a plate beside a glass of sparkling wine

Egg yolk coats the palate and mutes wine, so the answer is bubbles or acid, then match the filling. Sparkling first, Chardonnay for cheese, Sauvignon Blanc for herbs.