Wines that pair with
Aggregated across 5 related dishes — most-paired wines first.
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White · Medium · Off-dry
Lychee, rose petal, and a touch of ginger; medium-bodied, low-acid, and unmistakable. The wine for any cuisine where the spice cabinet did the heavy lifting.
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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.
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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 Spicy Cajun Food · Spicy Chinese Food
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 Spicy Food · Indian Food With Spicy Yogurt Sauce
Piedmont's pop wine — Dolcetto from the same region as Barolo, made for joyful weekday drinking. Plum, almond, soft tannins.
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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 Spicy Food · Spicy Foods
Sparkling · Light · Sweet
Asti's more refined sibling — gently frizzante, only 5-6% alcohol, all peach and orange blossom. The perfect summer dessert wine.
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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 Spicy Food · Spicy Foods
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 Spicy Cajun Food · Spicy Chinese Food
Sparkling · Light · Dry
A traditional-method sparkling wine — fine bubbles, brisk acid, citrus and toast. The all-purpose celebration wine; equally good as an aperitif.
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White · Medium · Dry
A medium-bodied white. Light on the palate, easy to enjoy, and accommodating to most lighter dishes.
Why it works with Spicy Foods
Off-dry whites like Banner Elk Seyval Blanc are spicy food's best friend.
Rosé · Light · Dry
The classical red blend — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and friends — from southwest France. Black currant, cedar, tobacco; serious structure; rewards patience and decanting.
Why it works with Indian Food With Spicy Yogurt Sauce
Bordeaux Rosé's strawberry-and-citrus brightness pairs easily with Indian Food With Spicy Yogurt Sauce.
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