Caper Sauce

White · Medium · Dry

The most-planted white grape and the most chameleon-like. Crisp and steely from Chablis; rich, oaky, and tropical from California. Read the label, then match the style to the dish.

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Red · Light · Dry

Burgundy's most temperamental grape, but the rewards are real — translucent ruby with a perfumed lift of red cherry, forest floor, and clove. Silken tannins and bright acid make it the most versatile red on the table; serve cool, around 58°F.

Works with Caper Sauce · Butter Caper Sauce · Sole With Caper Sauce +4 more Caper Sauce · Butter Caper Sauce · Sole With Caper Sauce · Salmon Fillet In Caper Sauce · Salmon With Lemon Caper Sauce · Pork Tenderloin With Mustard/cream/caper Sauce · Salmon Picatta Pan Seared Salmon In A Lemon Caper Sauce

Rosé · Light · Dry

Provence's gift to summer — dry, pale, faintly strawberry-and-citrus, with low alcohol and crisp acid. Made to drink cold, with food, in the shade.

Works with Caper Sauce · Butter Caper Sauce · Sole With Caper Sauce +3 more Caper Sauce · Butter Caper Sauce · Sole With Caper Sauce · Salmon Fillet In Caper Sauce · Salmon With Lemon Caper Sauce · Salmon Picatta Pan Seared Salmon In A Lemon Caper Sauce

White · Light · Dry

Citrus, cut grass, and a wire of acid. Marlborough makes it loudest; Sancerre makes it most refined. Either way, it cuts cleanly through goat cheese, herbs, and anything with shellfish.

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Sparkling · Light · Dry

Méthode champenoise from the most chalk-rich corner of France — fine bubbles, brioche, lemon zest, and a finish that goes on for half a minute. The wine for anything fried, salty, or special.

Works with Salmon Fillet In Caper Sauce · Halibut With Lemon Caper Sauce · Salmon With Lemon Caper Sauce +2 more Salmon Fillet In Caper Sauce · Halibut With Lemon Caper Sauce · Salmon With Lemon Caper Sauce · Salmon Picatta Pan Seared Salmon In A Lemon Caper Sauce · Veal Scallopine With Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce And Capers

White · Full · Dry

California's flagship white — rounder, riper, and oakier than the Old World original, with tropical fruit, butter, and vanilla. Sonoma Coast and Sta. Rita Hills bottlings are leaner; Napa stays plush.

Works with Salmon With Roasted Asparagus And Lemon-caper Sauce · Fried Mozzarella With Anchovies, Capers, And Garlic Sauce · Pan-seared Swordfish Steaks With Shallot, Caper, And Balsamic Sauce

Sparkling · Light · Dry

Spain's traditional-method sparkling, made in Catalunya. Crisper and chalkier than Prosecco; remarkable value next to Champagne. Pair with jamón, tortilla, and grilled vegetables.

Works with Caper Sauce · Butter Caper Sauce · Sole With Caper Sauce

White · Medium · Dry

Chardonnay grown on Burgundy's chalkiest soils, almost never oaked. Lean, steely, oyster-shell minerality; a wine that tastes like a place. The wine for shellfish, full stop.

Works with Pork Medallions With Mustard-caper Sauce · Salmon With Arugula, Tomato And Caper Sauce · Salmon With Roasted Asparagus And Lemon-caper Sauce

Red · Full · Dry

The benchmark for full-bodied red — structured, age-worthy, unapologetic. Black currant, graphite, and tobacco lead into firm tannins that demand protein on the plate. Decant young bottles; cellar the serious ones.

Works with Pork Tenderloin With Mustard/cream/caper Sauce · Veal Scallopine With Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce And Capers

Red · Full · Dry

Argentina's signature grape: deep purple, plummy, and remarkably smooth for its weight. Soft tannins and a touch of cocoa make it the dinner-party Cabernet alternative — and far easier on the wallet.

Works with Pork Tenderloin With Mustard/cream/caper Sauce · Veal Scallopine With Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce And Capers

White · Light · Dry

Italy's everyday white — light, lemony, neutral by design. Pleasant with anything; profound with very little. The best Friuli bottles are quietly excellent.

Works with Halibut With Lemon Caper Sauce · Sauce, Pungent Olives, Capers, Anchovies

White · Light · Dry

Sancerre's cousin across the Loire — Sauvignon Blanc with a smokier, flintier profile. The 'fumé' in the name refers to that struck-match minerality.

Works with Fish Cakes With Caper-parsley Sauce · Fried Mozzarella With Anchovies, Capers, And Garlic Sauce