A PAIRING GUIDE
What wine goes with grilled fish?
Grilled Fish: Rosé.
The short answer
For grilled fish, start with Rosé. The style of the wine, more than the grape, does the work here.
The wines to reach for
- Rosé: dry, strawberry, saline. Home turf: Provence, Tavel, Bandol.
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.
- Cuttlefish and Asparagus at Piazza Duomo: SANCERRE CLOS LA NÉORE (2019). A castle on a lazy river, and a long summer afternoon.
- Rock Fish at Sühring: Weissburgunder & Chardonnay (2022). Limestone walls, ancient cellars, and centuries of patient hands.
- Wok-fried Fish Maw with and Bean Sprouts and Egg at Jade Dragon: Reserve, Chardonnay (2022). The kind of elegance that never has to announce itself.
- Wok-fried Fish Maw with and Bean Sprouts and Egg 388 at Jade Dragon: 2022 Chardonnay, 'Family Reserve' (2022). Candlelight on a cream-coloured wall.
The same wines also suit
niçoise and aioli.
Quick answers
What wine goes with grilled fish?
Rosé. The style of the wine, more than the grape, does the work here.
Red or white wine with grilled fish?
White or sparkling: Rosé.
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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