Wines that pair with
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Sparkling · Light · Sweet
Piedmont's sweet, low-alcohol sparkler from the Moscato grape — peach, honeysuckle, apricot. Made for dessert or for an afternoon on a hot day.
Why it works with Pasta With Butter-based Sauce
Asti's bubbles and acid lift Pasta With Butter-based Sauce — versatile and palate-cleansing.
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.
Why it works with Pasta With Butter-based Sauce
Champagne's bubbles and acid lift Pasta With Butter-based Sauce — versatile and palate-cleansing.
Sparkling · Light · Dry
Champagne made from black grapes (Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier) — fuller, more red-fruited, more substantial. The food Champagne.
Why it works with Pasta With Butter-based Sauce
Champagne Blanc De Noirs's bubbles and acid lift Pasta With Butter-based Sauce — versatile and palate-cleansing.
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.
Why it works with Pasta With Butter-based Sauce
Chenin Blanc's body and acid handle Pasta With Butter-based Sauce well — especially with cream- or seafood-based sauces.
White · Medium · Dry
Aromatic, racy, and shapeshifting — bone-dry in Alsace, off-dry on the Mosel, syrupy and ageless when late-harvested. The single most versatile wine for spicy food on earth.
Why it works with Pasta With Butter-based Sauce
Riesling Off-dry's body and acid handle Pasta With Butter-based Sauce well — especially with cream- or seafood-based sauces.
White · Medium · Dry
Aromatic, racy, and shapeshifting — bone-dry in Alsace, off-dry on the Mosel, syrupy and ageless when late-harvested. The single most versatile wine for spicy food on earth.
Why it works with Pasta With Butter-based Sauce
A medium white like Riesling Reserve suits Pasta With Butter-based Sauce when the sauce is delicate.
Sparkling · Light · Dry
Pacific Northwest sparkling wine — Washington and Oregon's cool-climate Chardonnay/Pinot Noir bottlings, often serious traditional-method bottlings at honest prices.
Why it works with Pasta With Butter-based Sauce
Sparkling Wine Nw's bubbles and acid lift Pasta With Butter-based Sauce — versatile and palate-cleansing.
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