Fruit Salad

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.

Works with Fresh Fruit Salad · Tropical Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad +3 more Fresh Fruit Salad · Tropical Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad · Salad With Fruit · Fruit Salad And Chening Blanc (dry) · Seafood Salad With Citrus Fruits

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 Fresh Fruit Salad · Tropical Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad +2 more Fresh Fruit Salad · Tropical Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad · Salad With Fruit · Fruit Salad And Chening Blanc (dry)

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 Fresh Fruit Salad · Tropical Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad +2 more Fresh Fruit Salad · Tropical Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad · Salad With Fruit · Fruit Salad And Chening Blanc (dry)

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.

Works with Hot Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad · Seafood Salad With Citrus Fruits

Roussillon's fortified dessert red — Grenache-based, port-like, with notes of cocoa, walnut, and dried fig. The classic chocolate-dessert pairing.

Works with Fresh Fruits Salad · Fruit Salad Or Macedonia

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 Red Fruits Salad · Fruit Salad Or Macedonia

White · Medium · Off-dry

The Loire's most versatile grape — bone-dry and steely from Savennières, honeyed and ageless from Vouvray. Naturally high acid keeps every style food-friendly.

Works with Fruits Salad · Seafood Salad With Citrus Fruits

Sauternes's neighbor across the Garonne — botrytized Semillon-Sauvignon sweet whites at a fraction of Sauternes's price. Honey, apricot, gentle structure.

Works with Fruit Compote/salad · Fruit Salad Or Macedonia

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 Hot Fruit Salad · Chicken And Fruit Salad

Red · Medium · Dry

A catchall for red wine generally — covers everything from a $12 weeknight pour to first-growth Bordeaux. Match the bottle's weight to the food's weight and you'll rarely go wrong.

Works with Fruit Salad · Fresh Fruits Salad

White · Medium · Dry

Lychee, rose petal, and a touch of ginger; medium-bodied, low-acid, and unmistakable. The wine for any cuisine where the spice cabinet did the heavy lifting.

France's most northeastern wine region — single-varietal whites from Riesling, Pinot Gris, Gewürztraminer, and more. Aromatic, structured, sometimes off-dry, always food-friendly.