Sorrel

White · Medium · 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 Eels With Sorrel · Trout With Sorrel · John Dory With Sorrel +1 more Eels With Sorrel · Trout With Sorrel · John Dory With Sorrel · Sea Scallops In The Shell With Sorrel

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 Salmon Sorrel Sauce · Salmon Steak With Sorrel · Sea Scallops In The Shell With Sorrel

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 Salmon Sorrel Sauce · Salmon Steak With Sorrel · Pecan-crusted Salmon With Sorrel Sauce

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 Sorrel · Eels With Sorrel · Salmon Sorrel Sauce

Red · Full · Dry

The classical red blend — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and friends — from southwest France. Black currant, cedar, tobacco; serious structure; rewards patience and decanting.

Works with Veal In Sorrel Cream Sauce · Veal Fricandeau With Sorrel

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 Trout With Sorrel · Salmon Sorrel Sauce

Burgundy's most generous white — rich, buttery, full of stone fruit and toasted nut. The Chardonnay you reach for when Chablis feels too austere.

Works with Salmon With Sorrel · Salmon Steak With Sorrel

A step up from generic Mâcon — Chardonnay from 26 designated villages with more concentration and pedigree, still at honest prices.

Works with Trout With Sorrel · Sand Dab Or Sanddab Fillet With Sorrel

White · Light · Dry

Sancerre's cousin across the Loire — Sauvignon Blanc with a smokier, flintier profile. The 'fumé' in the name refers to that struck-match minerality.

Works with Halibut With Tomato-sorrel Sauce · Pecan-crusted Salmon With Sorrel Sauce

White · Light · Dry

Sauvignon Blanc from the upper Loire, grown on flint and chalk. Citrus, smoke, and a mineral finish that hints at struck stone. The refined antithesis of New Zealand's tropical SBs.

Works with Salmon Steak With Sorrel · Salmon Steaks With Sorrel

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.

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.