Wines that pair with

Spicy Thai

Aggregated across 9 related dishes — most-paired wines first.

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Gewurztraminer

Classic 6 dishes

White · Medium · Off-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.

Works with Spicy Thai · Spicy Thai Re Curry · Spicy Thai Chicken Pasta +3 more

Riesling

Classic 6 dishes

White · Light · Off-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.

Works with Spicy Thai · Spicy Thai Re Curry · Spicy Thai Chicken Pasta +3 more

White · Medium · Dry

California and Pacific Northwest Gewürztraminer — lychee, rose petal, ginger, made riper and fuller than Alsace. The American spicy-food companion.

Why it works with Spicy Thai Steamed Mussels

American Gewürztraminer's body and slight sweetness can balance Spicy Thai Steamed Mussels's heat — Riesling and Gewürztraminer are classics for this reason.

Muscadet

Classic

White · Light · Dry

The Loire's seaside white — Melon de Bourgogne grape, bone-dry, slightly briny, perfectly transparent. The platonic ideal of oyster wine.

Why it works with Shrimp With Thai Inspired Or Other Spicy Asian Sauce

Salt air, lemon, and stone — Muscadet's profile mirrors what Shrimp With Thai Inspired Or Other Spicy Asian Sauce is reaching for.

Orvieto

Classic

White · Light · Dry

Umbria's classic white — blended for breezy, lemony drinkability with a touch of pear. The grocery-store version is fine; producer-bottled ones quietly improve any summer evening.

Why it works with Shrimp With Thai Inspired Or Other Spicy Asian Sauce

Orvieto's delicacy.

White · Medium · Dry

Alsace's everyday white — Pinot Bianco's French expression, all apple, pear, and a soft mineral finish. The reliable house-wine alternative.

Why it works with Shrimp With Thai Inspired Or Other Spicy Asian Sauce

Pinot Blanc's stone fruit and quiet structure flatter Shrimp With Thai Inspired Or Other Spicy Asian Sauce's natural sweetness.

Pinot Gris

Classic

White · Medium · Off-dry

Same grape as Pinot Grigio, different attitude — the Alsatian style is richer, fuller, faintly honeyed, with the structure to handle pork, smoked fish, and Asian aromatics.

Why it works with Shrimp With Thai Inspired Or Other Spicy Asian Sauce

Pinot Gris's mid-weight handles Shrimp With Thai Inspired Or Other Spicy Asian Sauce well; the acid keeps the pairing crisp without weighing it down.

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.

Why it works with Thai Abalone Salad With Spicy Lemongrass Dressing

A bright, lean white like Sauvignon Blanc is what Thai Abalone Salad With Spicy Lemongrass Dressing wants: refreshment between bites.

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