Sauce Chile

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 Red Chile Sauce · Ginger Chile Sauce · Chilean Sea Bass With Pan Asian Sauce

Sparkling · Light · Dry

Spain's traditional-method sparkling, made in Catalunya. Crisper and chalkier than Prosecco; remarkable value next to Champagne. Pair with jamón, tortilla, and grilled vegetables.

Works with Ginger Chile Sauce · Chilean Sea Bass With Pan Asian Sauce

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 Ginger Chile Sauce · Chilean Sea Bass With Pan Asian Sauce

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 Ginger Chile Sauce · Chilean Sea Bass With Pan Asian Sauce

White · Light · Dry

California's take — riper than Sancerre, calmer than Marlborough, with grapefruit, melon, and a clean mineral finish. The everyday white that pairs with almost anything green or briny.

White · Medium · Dry

Australia's flagship white — formerly butter bombs, now often elegant — citrus, white peach, controlled oak from Margaret River and Yarra. The new-style standard.

A specialty bottling we haven't documented in detail. Treat the first sip as research — note the body and acidity, then choose food that matches.

Red · Medium · Dry

The blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre that fills every wine list in France for a reason — friendly, peppery, slightly rustic, made to wash down anything from grilled vegetables to lamb stew.

Provence's pale dry rosé — Grenache and Cinsault, strawberry-and-citrus, made for cold pours and warm afternoons. The summer wine.

Red · Medium · Dry

The blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre that fills every wine list in France for a reason — friendly, peppery, slightly rustic, made to wash down anything from grilled vegetables to lamb stew.

Languedoc's oldest AOC — Carignan-led blends from windswept hillsides above the Mediterranean. Dark, herb-tinged, sun-warmed; the rustic French red.

Red · Medium · Dry

Languedoc's oldest AOC — Carignan-led blends from windswept hillsides above the Mediterranean. Dark, herb-tinged, sun-warmed; the rustic French red.