Wine with chicken
Meat
Roast chicken is the most flexible dish in the book. A medium white with some body, or a light red, matches the mild meat and the crisp skin.
127 rated grapes match chicken: 34 red, 93 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known first- Merlotsoft, plummy, roundFull body
Medium acidity - Cabernet Francraspberry, bell pepper, graphiteMedium body
High acidity - Gamaylight, juicy, banana and cherryLight body
High acidity - Pinot meuniersoft, red fruit, gentle, earlyMedium body
High acidity - Corvinasour cherry, light, bitter almondLight body
High acidity - Kadarkapale, spicy, red berry, lightLight body
High acidity - Cinsautlight, strawberry, softLight body
Medium acidity - Blauer Portugieserlight, soft, simple, early-drinkingLight body
Medium acidity - Canaiolosoft, red fruit, mild, a blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Rondinellalight, cherry, simple, a Valpolicella partnerMedium body
High acidity - Băbească Neagrălight, tart, red berry, simpleLight body
High acidity - Bastardopale, red fruit, earthy, freshMedium body
High acidity - Frappatopale, strawberry, floral, lightLight body
High acidity - Molinarapale, tart, light, a blenderLight body
High acidity - Aramonpale, thin, light, high-yieldLight body
Medium acidity - Trollingerpale, light, strawberry, softLight body
Medium acidity - Grolleaulight, tart, red berry, a rosé grapeLight body
High acidity - Pinot Noir Précocelight, red fruit, early, an English starMedium body
High acidity - Ciliegiolocherry, soft, juicy, lightMedium body
Medium acidity - Pamidpale, light, soft, simpleLight body
Low acidity - Poulsardpale, delicate, red berry, etherealLight body
High acidity - Stanušina Crnapale, light, rose materialLight body
Medium acidity - Aubunlight Rhone blender, soft, cherryLight body
Medium acidity - Blauburgerdeep colour, soft, mildMedium body
Medium acidity - Garanoirsoft, fruity, early Swiss redLight body
Medium acidity - Léon Millotdark, soft, early hybridLight body
High acidity - Valdiguiélight, juicy, once Napa GamayLight body
High acidity - Aspiran Noirpale, light and gently freshLight body
Medium acidity - Helfensteinerlight, gently fruity and suppleLight body
Medium acidity - Mammololight, violet scented and suppleMedium body
Low acidity - Muscardinlight, floral and red-fruitedLight body
High acidity - Sciascinosofresh, supple, floral and berriedMedium body
High acidity - Béquignol noirlight, supple and easy drinkingLight body
Medium acidity - Mornen noirdark colored, light and mellowLight body
Low acidity
White and pink grapes
Most known first- Chardonnayapple to tropical, creamy when oakedFull body
Medium acidity - Chenin blancquince, honey, dry to sweetMedium body
Very high acidity - Silvanerearthy, herbal, gentleLight body
Medium acidity - Sémillonwaxy, lemon, honeyed with ageMedium body
Medium acidity - Pinot blancsoft apple, gentle, easyMedium body
Medium acidity - Rkatsitelicrisp, green apple, quince and spiceMedium body
High acidity - Viognierapricot, honeysuckle, oilyFull body
Low acidity - Macabeolight, floral, neutral, freshLight body
Medium acidity - Assyrtikosaline, citrus, steelyMedium body
Very high acidity - Garganegaalmond, pear, gentleLight body
High acidity - Arneispear, almond, soft, gently floralMedium body
Medium acidity - Hárslevelűspicy, honeyed, full, aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Airénneutral, light, plain, workhorseLight body
Low acidity - Fetească albădelicate, floral, apricot, softLight body
Medium acidity - Fetească regalălight, floral, fresh, gently spicyLight body
High acidity - Savagninsharp, nutty, oxidative, salineMedium body
Very high acidity - Roussanneherbal tea, pear, fullFull body
Medium acidity - Grenache Blancfull, soft, pear, low acidFull body
Low acidity - Marsannewaxy, honeysuckle, richFull body
Low acidity - Solarisripe, tropical, soft, cool-climateMedium body
Medium acidity - Mtsvanefresh, peach, green, aromaticMedium body
High acidity - Pošipfull, ripe, apricot, almondFull body
Medium acidity - Albanagolden, apricot, firm, also sweetMedium body
High acidity - Auxerrois Blancsoft, round, gentle, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Muscadellegrapey, floral, honey, a sweet blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Tsolikourimineral, apple, fresh, western GeorgianMedium body
High acidity - Ansonicanutty, soft, citrus, gentleMedium body
Medium acidity - Fianowaxy, honey, hazelnut, texturedFull body
Medium acidity - Grecopeach, mineral, firm, slightly bitterMedium body
High acidity - Bourboulencfresh, citrus, herbal, late-ripeningMedium body
High acidity - Clairette blanchefull, soft, apple, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Fernão Piresfloral, muscat-like, soft, aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Grechettonutty, apple, soft, the Orvieto grapeMedium body
Medium acidity - Neuburgernutty, soft, full, gentleMedium body
Low acidity - Treixaduraapple, floral, soft, the Ribeiro grapeMedium body
Medium acidity - Vernacciacrisp, almond, citrus, slightly bitterMedium body
High acidity - Zierfandlerfull, spicy, honeyed, from GumpoldskirchenFull body
High acidity - Frühroter Veltlinersoft, almond, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Gros Mansenggrapefruit, spicy, dry JuranconMedium body
Very high acidity - Khikhvihoneyed, floral, often amberMedium body
Medium acidity - Len de l'Elsoft Gaillac white, apple, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Ortegapeach, floral, soft, earlyMedium body
Low acidity - Roter Veltlinerfull, nutty, spicy, agesFull body
Medium acidity - Albillofull, glyceric, low acidFull body
Low acidity - Altessehoneyed, bergamot, ages wellMedium body
High acidity - Baroquefull Tursan white, pear, floralFull body
Medium acidity - Biancaneutral, crisp, Hungarian hybridLight body
High acidity - Dimiatsoft, neutral, easy Bulgarian whiteLight body
Low acidity - Kéknyelűfull, fiery, volcanic BadacsonyFull body
Very high acidity - Palavaspicy, floral, Moravian Traminer childMedium body
Medium acidity - Rotgipflerfull, spicy, ThermenregionFull body
Medium acidity - Aurorelight, mild, early hybridVery light body
Medium acidity - Bayan Shireyneutral, crisp, Caucasus workhorseLight body
High acidity - Bouviersoft, mildly aromatic, earlyLight body
Low acidity - Cayetananeutral, light, brandy baseLight body
Medium acidity - Cerezapink skin, soft, bulk rosadoLight body
Low acidity - Dinkaneutral, mild, old Pannonian whiteLight body
Low acidity - Doña Blancaapple, nutty, Bierzo whiteMedium body
Medium acidity - Ezerjósharp, full, the Mor grapeMedium body
Very high acidity - Godellofull, stony, Chardonnay-likeFull body
High acidity - Juhfarksmoky, sharp, volcanic SomloMedium body
Very high acidity - Malagousiapeach, jasmine, full, revivedFull body
Medium acidity - Malvarsoft, apple, Madrid whiteMedium body
Medium acidity - Merlot blancneutral, mild, Bordeaux rarityLight body
Medium acidity - Perlepink skin, floral, soft, mildLight body
Low acidity - Timorassofull, stony, honey, agesFull body
High acidity - Antão Vazfull, tropical, citrus and mineralFull body
Medium acidity - Arrufiacfresh, structured and quietly aromaticMedium body
High acidity - Barbarouxgolden, aromatic and softly roundedLight body
Low acidity - Coda di Volpegolden, floral and gently roundedLight body
Medium acidity - Crouchendry, fresh and gently aromaticMedium body
High acidity - Cserszegi Fűszereslight, floral, grapey and spicyLight body
Medium acidity - Freisamerfull, restrained and richly texturedFull body
Medium acidity - Merzlingrestrained, textured and freshly balancedMedium body
High acidity - Ondencfine, soft and lightly aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Picardansoft, restrained and lightly muskyMedium body
Medium acidity - Romorantinfresh, fine and orchard-fruitedMedium body
High acidity - Smederevkafresh, lemon, grapefruit and flowersLight body
High acidity - Souvignier grisrounded, tropical, fresh and spicyMedium body
Medium acidity - Trousseau grisfresh, nectarine, melon and flowersMedium body
High acidity - Arboisrounded, restrained and softly texturedMedium body
Low acidity - Camaraletample, honeyed and delicately spicedFull body
Medium acidity - Chasanfragrant, rounded and gently freshMedium body
Medium acidity - Forasterastone fruited, herbal and almondyMedium body
High acidity - Lauzetample, lively, fruity and spicedFull body
High acidity - Mondeuse Blancherounded, restrained and gently aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Roublotgolden, rounded and subtly aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Sauvignon grispowerful, rounded and generously texturedFull body
Medium acidity - Traminettefloral, citrusy and lightly spicedMedium body
High acidity - Verdessegenerous, lively, floral and herbalFull body
High acidity - Viosinhofull, fragrant and freshly balancedFull body
Medium acidity - Chardonelrounded, fresh and orchard-fruitedFull body
Medium acidity - Narincerounded, floral, citrus and quinceFull body
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).