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Wine with asparagus and green vegetables
Vegetables and grains
Asparagus and green vegetables are hard on wine. Grüner Veltliner, Sauvignon Blanc and other green-flavoured whites match rather than fight them.
17 rated grapes match asparagus and green vegetables.
Grapes
Most known first- Sauvignon blancgrassy, citrus, zestyLight body
Very high acidity - Silvanerearthy, herbal, gentleLight body
Medium acidity - Grüner Veltlinerwhite pepper, green apple, leanLight body
High acidity - Müller-Thurgausoft, light, floral and grapeyLight body
Low acidity - Italian Rieslinglight, crisp, green apple, neutralLight body
High acidity - Bacchus Weissaromatic, elderflower, grapey, lightLight body
Medium acidity - Sauvignon vertsoft, almond, herbal, gentleMedium body
Medium acidity - Neuburgernutty, soft, full, gentleMedium body
Low acidity - Hibernalaromatic, gooseberry, hardyLight body
High acidity - Petite Arvinegrapefruit, saline, fullFull body
High acidity - Madeleine Angevinelight, floral, elderflowerVery light body
Medium acidity - Bronnercrisp, apple, fungus resistantLight body
High acidity - Moscato Giallogolden muscat, orange peel, dry to sweetMedium body
Medium acidity - Cabernet Blancherbal, gooseberry, citrus and pepperMedium body
High acidity - Vespaiolafull, fresh, floral and fruityMedium body
High acidity - Verdessegenerous, lively, floral and herbalFull body
High acidity - Emir winecrisp, green apple and mineralLight body
Very high acidity
Sources
The pairings and the style profiles are our own assessment. Grape facts on the linked pages come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).