Wines that pair with

Cauliflower

Aggregated across 64 related dishes — most-paired wines first.

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Sauvignon Blanc

Classic 40 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 Cauliflower · Puree Cauliflower · Cauliflower Puree +37 more

Rosé

Classic 39 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 Puree Cauliflower · Cauliflower Puree · Curry Cauliflower +36 more

Pinot Noir

Interesting 15 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 Cauliflower · Cauliflower Cheese · Cauliflower Chicken +12 more

Sherry

Classic 10 dishes

Fortified · Medium · Dry

Andalusia's fortified white — runs from bone-dry Fino through nutty Amontillado to syrupy PX. The dry styles pair brilliantly with tapas; the sweet ones replace dessert entirely.

Works with Cauliflower Cheese Soup · Cauliflower & Leek Soup · Curried Cauliflower Soup +7 more

Grüner Veltliner

Interesting 9 dishes

White · Medium · Dry

Austria's national white — green apple, white pepper, faint celery; lean acid, medium body, and an uncanny ability to pair with otherwise wine-hostile vegetables like asparagus and artichoke.

Works with Puree Cauliflower · Cauliflower Puree · Roasted Cauliflower +6 more

Champagne

Classic 8 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 Scallops Cauliflower · Cauliflower Fried Rice · Cauliflower With Salmon +5 more

Cabernet Sauvignon

Classic 6 dishes

Red · Full · Dry

The benchmark for full-bodied red — structured, age-worthy, unapologetic. Black currant, graphite, and tobacco lead into firm tannins that demand protein on the plate. Decant young bottles; cellar the serious ones.

Works with Cauliflower Cheese · Cauliflower Cheese Soup · Cauliflower Bleu Cheese Soup +3 more

Riesling

Classic 4 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 Curry Cauliflower · Cauliflower Fried Rice · Curried Cauliflower With Chickpeas And Potatoes +1 more

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