Tomato Arugula

Red · Medium · Dry

California and Oregon's answer to Burgundy — riper, more upfront fruit than the French original, with cherry, raspberry, and gentle oak. Sonoma and Willamette set the standard.

Works with Arugula & Tomatos · Linguine With Pecorino, Tomatoes, And Arugula · Goat Cheese-arugula Ravioli With Tomato-pancetta Butter

Red · Light · Dry

Gamay-based reds from southern Burgundy — light, fruity, food-friendly. The serious Cru bottlings (Morgon, Fleurie, Moulin-à-Vent) drink like Pinot Noir at half the price.

Works with Arugula & Tomatos · Linguine With Pecorino, Tomatoes, And Arugula · Goat Cheese-arugula Ravioli With Tomato-pancetta Butter

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 Tomato Arugula · Tomato And Arugula Risotto · Sun-dried Tomatoes Arugula

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 Arugula & Tomatos · Linguine With Pecorino, Tomatoes, And Arugula

White · Medium · 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.

Works with Grilled Salmon With Arugula And Tomato · Salmon With Arugula, Tomato And Caper Sauce

Red · Medium · Dry

Sangiovese from Tuscany's historic heartland — denser fruit, longer finish, and a structure that rewards aging. The pizza wine, elevated.

Works with Orecchiette With Mushrooms, Arugula, Tomatoes, And Brie · Goat Cheese-arugula Ravioli With Tomato-pancetta Butter

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 Grilled Salmon With Arugula And Tomato · Salmon With Arugula, Tomato And 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 Tomato Arugula · Sun-dried Tomatoes Arugula

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 Tomato Arugula · Sun-dried Tomatoes Arugula

White · Medium · Dry

A medium-bodied dry white in the European tradition — crisp acid, citrus and orchard fruit, a clean mineral finish. Pairs reliably with most lighter dishes.

Works with Grilled Salmon With Arugula And Tomato · Salmon With Arugula, Tomato And Caper Sauce

White · Light · Off-dry

Washington and Finger Lakes Rieslings split the difference between Mosel delicacy and Alsatian heft — bright stone fruit, modest sweetness, lively acid. A natural with Thai, Indian, and anything off the spice rack.

Red · Medium · Dry

Mendoza Malbec, the global benchmark — high-altitude vineyards giving deep purple wines with plum, violet, cocoa, and soft tannins. Reliably excellent at most price points.