Wine with shellfish
Fish
Prawns, crab, lobster, mussels and octopus are sweet and briny. Crisp, saline whites with citrus and minerality match them.
75 rated grapes match shellfish: 1 red, 74 white or pink.
Red grapes
Most known firstWhite and pink grapes
Most known first- Chardonnayapple to tropical, creamy when oakedFull body
Medium acidity - Albariñosaline, peach, briskLight body
Very high acidity - Viognierapricot, honeysuckle, oilyFull body
Low acidity - Aligotélean, brisk, lemon and chalkLight body
High acidity - Palominoneutral, light, best as sherryLight body
Low acidity - Assyrtikosaline, citrus, steelyMedium body
Very high acidity - Colombardcrisp, green, citrus, simpleLight body
High acidity - Xarel·lofirm, citrus, herbal, structuredMedium body
High acidity - Žilavkacrisp, nutty, mineral, herbalMedium body
High acidity - Kōshūdelicate, citrus, clean, quietLight body
High acidity - Verdicchiocrisp, lemon, almond, salineMedium body
High acidity - Marsannewaxy, honeysuckle, richFull body
Low acidity - Grillocitrus, herbs, saline, crispMedium body
High acidity - Melon de Bourgognebone dry, saline, lean (the Muscadet grape)Very light body
Very high acidity - Pošipfull, ripe, apricot, almondFull body
Medium acidity - Sercialbone dry, searing acid, nutty as MadeiraMedium body
Very high acidity - Falanghinacrisp, citrus, floral, mineralMedium body
High acidity - Folle blanchesharp, thin, lemony, a brandy baseLight body
Very high acidity - Loureiralaurel, citrus, light, aromaticLight body
High acidity - Verdelholively, lime, tropical, zestyMedium body
High acidity - Athirisoft, lemon, light, gentleLight body
Medium acidity - Corteselight, lime, delicate, the Gavi grapeLight body
High acidity - Grecopeach, mineral, firm, slightly bitterMedium body
High acidity - Piquepoulsharp, lemon, saline, lightLight body
Very high acidity - Ribolla Giallacrisp, floral, citrus, also orangeMedium body
High acidity - Bourboulencfresh, citrus, herbal, late-ripeningMedium body
High acidity - Treixaduraapple, floral, soft, the Ribeiro grapeMedium body
Medium acidity - Arbanerare Champagne white, sharp, floralLight body
Very high acidity - Arintolemon, steely, ages wellLight body
Very high acidity - Baco Blancneutral, sharp, the Armagnac hybridVery light body
Very high acidity - Petite Arvinegrapefruit, saline, fullFull body
High acidity - Seyval Blanccrisp, neutral, hardy hybridLight body
High acidity - Bogdanušamild, herbal, Hvar whiteLight body
Low acidity - Hondarrabi Zurispritzy, green apple, TxakoliVery light body
Very high acidity - Krstačfresh, herbal, Montenegrin whiteLight body
High acidity - Maraštinanutty, soft, Dalmatian MalvasiaMedium body
Medium acidity - Passerinalemon, sharp, AdriaticLight body
Very high acidity - Pigatosaline, herbal, Ligurian VermentinoMedium body
High acidity - Robolalemon, flinty, CephaloniaLight body
Very high acidity - Tourbatcrisp, mineral, Sardinian TorbatoMedium body
High acidity - Albarolaneutral, crisp, Cinque TerreLight body
High acidity - Bicalpeach, sharp, Bairrada fizz baseLight body
Very high acidity - Caíño blancocitrus, sharp, Rias BaixasLight body
Very high acidity - Durellasearing acid, green apple, fizzLight body
Very high acidity - Mersegueralight, neutral, Valencian whiteLight body
Medium acidity - Petit Meslierrazor acid, rare Champagne whiteLight body
Very high acidity - Verdecaneutral, crisp, Puglian whiteLight body
High acidity - Verdisosharp, green, Prosecco helperVery light body
Very high acidity - Zalemaneutral, soft, Huelva whiteLight body
Low acidity - Aidinirestrained, floral and gently citrusyMedium body
Medium acidity - Arnsburgerfine fruited, brisk and refreshingLight body
High acidity - Avessorounded, citrus, peach and flowersMedium body
High acidity - Debinalight, crisp and green-apple freshLight body
High acidity - Rabigatotaut, floral, citrus and mineralMedium body
Very high acidity - Terret grislight, restrained and gently freshLight body
High acidity - Asprinio biancolight, lively and sharply freshLight body
Very high acidity - Aubin vertlight, brisk and quietly aromaticLight body
High acidity - Biancolellacitrusy, saline and almond edgedMedium body
High acidity - Carricantetaut, citrus blossom and mineralMedium body
Very high acidity - Cococciolafresh, aromatic and briskly balancedLight body
High acidity - Completerrich, quince, apple and honeyFull body
Very high acidity - Encruzadotextured, citrus, flowers and mineralFull body
High acidity - Graisselean, neutral and sharply freshLight body
High acidity - Gringetlight, lively and delicately floralLight body
High acidity - Grk Bijelidry, textured and coastal freshFull body
High acidity - Molettepale, restrained and sharply freshMedium body
Very high acidity - Nuragusfragrant, rounded and gently bitterMedium body
Medium acidity - Ortrugofresh, savory, floral and fruityMedium body
High acidity - Pascal blanclight, dry and quietly freshLight body
Medium acidity - Sacylight, lean and sparkling freshVery light body
Very high acidity - Terret blancrestrained, light and brightly freshLight body
High acidity - Azal brancolight, brisk and citrus freshLight body
Very high acidity - Emir winecrisp, green apple and mineralLight body
Very high acidity - Räuschlinglight, lemony and sharply freshLight 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).