Wines that pair with

Cream Sauce

Aggregated across 223 related dishes — most-paired wines first.

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Chardonnay

99 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 Cream Sauce · Soy Cream Sauce · Cream Sauce Fish +96 more

Pinot Noir

Classic 83 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 Soy Cream Sauce · Cream Sauce Pork · Sage Cream Sauce +80 more

Sauvignon Blanc

Classic 73 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 Tomato Cream Sauce · Garlic Cream Sauce · Lobster Cream Sauce +70 more

Rosé

Classic 63 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 Soy Cream Sauce · Cream Sauce Pork · Sage Cream Sauce +60 more

Pinot Grigio

Classic 53 dishes

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 Cream Sauce · Garlic Cream Sauce · Lobster Cream Sauce +50 more

Champagne

Interesting 39 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 Chicken Cream Sauce · Lobster Cream Sauce · Fish With Cream Sauce +36 more

Cabernet Sauvignon

Classic 33 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 Cream Sauce Pork · Gorgonzola Cream Sauce · Pork Sherry Cream Sauce +30 more

Sangiovese

Classic 32 dishes

Red · Medium · Dry

The soul of Tuscany — bright red cherry, dried herbs, and a savory line of acidity that craves tomato sauce. Chianti is the everyday face; Brunello is its serious cousin.

Works with Pasta In Cream Sauce · Pasta With Cream Sauce · Chicken Pasta Cream Sauce +29 more

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