Pairing Seafood with Wine

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A Fine Wine and Seafood Pairing

Which wine with seafood? Which seafood with wine?

I see a lot of delicious seafood, but I don't see any wine. Don't make that mistake yourself. To my way of thinking the seafood just won't taste the same without the wine. The classic pairing of fish and red wine is salmon and Pinot Noir. I still remember the first time I tried this happy combination. I was young enough to be surprised and old enough to truly appreciate. But that's just me. What counts is what works for you and yours.

Choosing a Wine to Match Your Seafood Dish

You may also consider pairing seafood dishes with rosé wine. If you do so go for a fine rosé unless your seafood dish is quite basic such as fried clams. Even so, you will probably appreciate a better rosé. Whether you select your wine or your seafood dish first, check our tables to get a great match that brings out the best in the seafood and the wine. There's nothing like the right wine and food marriage.

The following table presents food and wine pairing information, sorted by seafood dish. When you click on any seafood dish a new page pops up telling you more about that dish and providing additional wine suggestions.

Seafood Dish	Recommended Wines
Boiled Shrimp	Orvieto, Soave, Vinho Verde
Caviar	Champagne, Riesling
Ceviche	Sauvignon Blanc
Clams	Prosecco
Crab	Maçonnais White, Marsanne, Roussanne
Fried Shrimp or Oysters	Albarino, Sparkling Wine
Grilled Scallops	Riesling (Dry), Sauvignon Blanc
Lobster	Condrieu, Viognier, Burgundy (White)
Mussels	Chardonnay, Muscadet
Raw Oysters	Chablis, Champagne
Seafood Cocktail	Frascati, Pinot Blanc
Seafood Stew (broth-based)	Pinot Noir
Seafood Stew (tomato-based)	Marsanne
Seafood with Cream Sauce	Chardonnay, Vouvray
Sushi and Sashimi (light fish)	Albarino, Sancerre, Vouvray (Dry)
Sushi and Sashimi (rich fish)	Beaujolais, Chinon

The following table presents wine and food pairing information, sorted by wine, rather than by seafood dish. When you click on any wine a new page pops up telling you what you need to know about that wine. This short page makes specific purchase recommendations, usually in three price ranges.

Wine	Wine Type	Recommended Seafood Dish
Albarino	Fruity Spanish White	Fried Shrimp or Oysters
Albarino	Fruity Spanish White	Sushi and Sashimi (light fish)
Beaujolais	Fruity French Red	Lobster
Burgundy (White)	Classic French Wine	Lobster, Sushi and Sashimi (rich fish)
Chablis	Classic French White	Raw Oysters
Champagne	Classic French Wine	Caviar, Raw Oysters
Chardonnay	White Variety	Mussels
Chardonnay	White Variety	Seafood with cream sauce
Chinon	Light French Red	Sushi and Sashimi (rich fish)
Condrieu	Classic French White	Lobster
Frascati	Italian White Wine	Seafood Cocktail
Maconais White	French Wine	Crab
Marsanne	White Variety	Crab, Seafood Stew (tomato-based)
Muscadet	French White Wine	Mussels
Orvieto	Dry Italian White	Boiled Shrimp
Pinot Blanc	White Variety	Seafood Cocktail
Pinot Noir	Red Variety	Seafood Stew (broth-based)
Prosecco	Sparkling Ital. White	Clams
Riesling	White Variety	Caviar
Riesling (Dry)	White Variety	Grilled Scallops
Roussanne	White Variety	Crab
Sancerre	Classic French White	Sushi and Sashimi (light fish)
Sauvignon Blanc	White Variety	Ceviche, Grilled Scallops
Soave	Light Italian White	Boiled Shrimp
Sparkling Wine	White Wine	Fried Shrimp or Oysters
Vinho Verde	Light Portu. White	Boiled Shrimp
Viognier	White Variety	Lobster
Vouvray	Classic French White	Seafood with cream sauce
Vouvray (Dry)	Classic French White	Sushi and Sashimi (light fish)

For my food pairing experiences with French wine read

My French wine articles
For my food pairing experiences with German wine read
My German wine articles
For my food pairing experiences with Italian wine read
My Italian wine articles

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