A PAIRING GUIDE
What wine goes with caviar?
Caviar: Champagne and sparkling wine.
The short answer
For caviar, start with Champagne and sparkling wine. The style of the wine, more than the grape, does the work here.
The wines to reach for
- Champagne and sparkling wine: brioche, fine bubbles, high acid. Home turf: Champagne, Franciacorta, Cava.
From menus we hold
- Green Peas and Lake Fish with Caviar at Restaurant de l'Hôtel de Ville: Sauvignon Blanc Domaine Salathé (2024). Freshly cut grass and a squeeze of grapefruit.
- Core fried chicken caviar at CORE by Clare Smyth: Eric Rodez Pinot Noir Macération, Extra-Brut. A good chair, a clear evening, and company worth keeping.
- Fried chicken and caviar at CORE by Clare Smyth: Eric Rodez Pinot Noir Macération, Extra-Brut. The pleasure of a meal that takes its time.
- e caviar vegetal (2026) at Belcanto: Champagne Etienne Calsac, L'échappée Belle, Blanc de Blancs. Soft light, a good table, nothing hurried.
- Hand-dived scallop, citrus beurre blanc and Kristal caviar at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester: 2021 Meursault La Barre - Bernard Millot (2021). A lemon tree in a stone courtyard, a golden afternoon.
The same wines also suit
oysters and fried chicken.
Quick answers
What wine goes with caviar?
Champagne and sparkling wine. The style of the wine, more than the grape, does the work here.
Red or white wine with caviar?
White or sparkling: Champagne and sparkling wine.
Pairing logic from the Sommurai pairing engine and the grape facts of our table. Taste is personal: treat this as a starting point.
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