Chardonnay
Chardonnay is a versatile wine, popular not just for its range of flavours but also its food friendly character, pairing nicely with a number of dishes. If it’s unoaked, then go for sea food, roast chicken and medium spiced curries. Oaked Chardonnays match well with richer dishes like spicy crab , mushroom risotto and lamb steak.
Spicy Crab
Mushroom Risotto
Lamb Steak
Sauvignon Blanc
Sauvignon Blanc is adored for its generous bouquet of fruit flavours and crackling acidity that delight the palate and also match with a variety of cuisines. This quintessential white lends itself to a wide platter of oriental cuisines and its generous acidity is also a good foil for spicy Indian and Thai curries.
Salad
Curry
Seafood
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Grigio is a great aperitif wine and is usually served as the welcoming wine to a soiree or party so it pairs nicely with a range of hors de oeuvres like fish, crustaceans, and grilled veggies. A seafood platter would also do nicely as would summer salads and even light curries.
Hard cheese
Seafood
Sushi
Chenin Blanc
Chenin Blanc’s fruit forward character and good acidity makes for a wide ranging menu of dishes to choose from including Meditteranean and Asian.There’s a whole whole smorgasbord of seafood dishes and is chicken and pork dishes cooked in sweet and sour sauces. This refreshing white can hold up to Indian curries as well.
Salad
Curry
Riesling
This classic cool climate white wine has all the makings of a fine gourmet companion. Riesling’s fascinating balance of delicate flavours and crisp acidity makes it a great one to pair with rich spicy food, especially Indian. Most German Rieslings are off dry to generously sweet and work best to absorb spice while its lively acidity cuts through creamy dishes like dal and curry and Indian traditional breads like butter naan.
Curry
Seafood
Biryani
Viognier
Viognier is uniquely food friend white wine, given its balance of ripe fruit and full body. While seafood like salmon and shrimp work well, lightly cooked pork and chicken can buoy Viognier’s expression. Additionally, the white wine’s creamy texture is a nice match for grilled veggies and meats.
Salad
Salmon
Chicken
Gruner Veltliner
This easy drinking white can elevate the flavours of salads and seafood dishes and rather impressively. What surprises many about this light bodied white is its ability to stand up to curries and spicy meats as well. Gruner Vetliner can do a lot more than just cleanse the palate at the start of dinner. The wine’s acidity and distinct minerality nicely contrast rich and creamy sauces while its crackling acidity in midpalate cuts through spice, making for taste experience where both the food and wine take on an additional dimension of flavour.
Seafood
Curry
Butter Chicken
Torrontes
Torrontes comes bearing vibrant acidity and platter of fruity flavours that make it ideal to pair with a range of dishes. Indians would love Torrontes for its capacity to cut through gravies and curries and match with aromatic herbs. The iconic South American seafood dish Ceviche was made to pair with Torrontes as are many seafood items which the acidity and citrus character of Torrontes take to another level.
Sushi
Pasta
