Wines that pair with

Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese

Aggregated across 6 related dishes — most-paired wines first.

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Pinot Noir

Classic 5 dishes

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 Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon With Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese On Bagel +2 more

Champagne

Classic 4 dishes

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 Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon With Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese On Bagel +1 more

Chardonnay

Classic 4 dishes

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 Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon With Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese On Bagel +1 more

Rosé

Classic 4 dishes

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 Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon With Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese On Bagel +1 more

Sauvignon Blanc

Classic 4 dishes

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 Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon With Cream Cheese · Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese On Bagel +1 more

Cabernet

Adventurous

Red · Medium · Dry

Shorthand for Cabernet Sauvignon — full-bodied, structured red wine with notes of black currant, graphite, and cedar. The classic steakhouse choice.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon With Roma Tomato And Cream Cheese With Capers And Fresh Lemon Juice

Cabernet's cherry-and-spice profile pairs gently with Smoked Salmon With Roma Tomato And Cream Cheese With Capers And Fresh Lemon Juice.

White · Medium · Dry

California's name for Sauvignon Blanc, popularized by Robert Mondavi — usually with a touch of oak, fuller-bodied than New Zealand or Loire styles.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon With Roma Tomato And Cream Cheese With Capers And Fresh Lemon Juice

California Fumé Blanc's mid-weight handles Smoked Salmon With Roma Tomato And Cream Cheese With Capers And Fresh Lemon Juice well; the acid keeps the pairing crisp without weighing it down.

Red

Adventurous

Red · Medium · Dry

A medium-bodied dry red in the European tradition — bright red fruit, soft tannins, and a savory finish. The everyday house wine of much of southern Europe.

Why it works with Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese

Red's cherry-and-spice profile pairs gently with Smoked Salmon And Cream Cheese.

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