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Wine with seafood pasta

Fish

Pasta with clams, prawns or squid, in oil or a light tomato sauce, wants a dry coastal white with citrus and salt.

10 rated grapes match seafood pasta.

Grapes

Most known first
  • Vermentinocitrus, herbs, bitter almondLight body
    High acidity
  • Xarel·lofirm, citrus, herbal, structuredMedium body
    High acidity
  • Verdicchiocrisp, lemon, almond, salineMedium body
    High acidity
  • Grillocitrus, herbs, saline, crispMedium body
    High acidity
  • Pigatosaline, herbal, Ligurian VermentinoMedium body
    High acidity
  • Tourbatcrisp, mineral, Sardinian TorbatoMedium body
    High acidity
  • Bianchellofresh, balanced and gently roundedMedium body
    Medium acidity
  • Biancolellacitrusy, saline and almond edgedMedium body
    High acidity
  • Carricantetaut, citrus blossom and mineralMedium body
    Very high acidity
  • Grk Bijelidry, textured and coastal freshFull body
    High acidity

Quick pick

Vermentino

White, citrus, herbs, bitter almond

More fish

  • White fish
  • Grilled fish
  • Salmon and oily fish
  • Shellfish
  • Oysters
  • Sushi and ceviche

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).

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