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Wine with white fish
Fish
Cod, haddock, sole and other light fish need a light, crisp white. Fried fish likes acidity; a delicate poached fish likes a delicate wine.
104 rated grapes match white fish.
Grapes
Most known first- Pinot grislight, pear, neutralLight body
Medium acidity - Silvanerearthy, herbal, gentleLight body
Medium acidity - Müller-Thurgausoft, light, floral and grapeyLight body
Low acidity - Trebbianoneutral, light, crispLight body
High acidity - Pinot blancsoft apple, gentle, easyMedium body
Medium acidity - Rkatsitelicrisp, green apple, quince and spiceMedium body
High acidity - Italian Rieslinglight, crisp, green apple, neutralLight body
High acidity - Chasselassoft, light, subtle, faintly nuttyLight body
Low acidity - Macabeolight, floral, neutral, freshLight body
Medium acidity - Garganegaalmond, pear, gentleLight body
High acidity - Arneispear, almond, soft, gently floralMedium body
Medium acidity - Colombardcrisp, green, citrus, simpleLight body
High acidity - Kerneraromatic, green apple, livelyLight body
High 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 - Kōshūdelicate, citrus, clean, quietLight body
High acidity - Verdicchiocrisp, lemon, almond, salineMedium body
High acidity - Pecorinocrisp, mineral, herb and citrusMedium body
High acidity - Gleralight, pear, floral, best with bubblesLight body
Medium acidity - Melon de Bourgognebone dry, saline, lean (the Muscadet grape)Very light body
Very high acidity - Mtsvanefresh, peach, green, aromaticMedium body
High acidity - Parelladadelicate, floral, light, a Cava baseLight body
High acidity - Auxerrois Blancsoft, round, gentle, low acidMedium body
Low acidity - Elblinglean, tart, light, often sparklingLight body
Very high acidity - Folle blanchesharp, thin, lemony, a brandy baseLight body
Very high acidity - Tsolikourimineral, apple, fresh, western GeorgianMedium body
High acidity - Corteselight, lime, delicate, the Gavi grapeLight body
High acidity - Gouais blancthin, tart, historic, a parentLight body
Very high acidity - Piquepoulsharp, lemon, saline, lightLight body
Very high acidity - Ribolla Giallacrisp, floral, citrus, also orangeMedium body
High acidity - Sauvignon vertsoft, almond, herbal, gentleMedium body
Medium acidity - Erbalucesharp, apple, mineral, also sweetMedium body
Very high acidity - Grechettonutty, apple, soft, the Orvieto grapeMedium body
Medium acidity - Prié blancalpine, lean, tart, high-altitudeLight body
Very high acidity - Vernacciacrisp, almond, citrus, slightly bitterMedium body
High 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 - Bombino Bianconeutral, crisp, appleLight body
High acidity - Hibernalaromatic, gooseberry, hardyLight body
High acidity - Jacquèrelight alpine white, lemon, flintyVery light body
High acidity - Nosiolalight, hazelnut, appleLight body
High acidity - Petite Arvinegrapefruit, saline, fullFull body
High acidity - Rhoditisfresh, citrus, light Greek whiteLight body
High acidity - Seyval Blanccrisp, neutral, hardy hybridLight body
High 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 - Madeleine Angevinelight, floral, elderflowerVery light body
Medium acidity - Passerinalemon, sharp, AdriaticLight body
Very high acidity - Verduzzo Trevigianoneutral, soft, Veneto whiteLight body
Medium acidity - Aurorelight, mild, early hybridVery light body
Medium acidity - Bayan Shireyneutral, crisp, Caucasus workhorseLight body
High acidity - Bronnercrisp, apple, fungus resistantLight body
High acidity - Cayetananeutral, light, brandy baseLight body
Medium acidity - Chinuricrisp, pear, flowers and herbsLight body
Very high acidity - Dinkaneutral, mild, old Pannonian whiteLight body
Low acidity - Doña Blancaapple, nutty, Bierzo whiteMedium body
Medium acidity - EhrenfelserRiesling-like, softer, citrusLight body
High acidity - Godellofull, stony, Chardonnay-likeFull body
High acidity - Malvarsoft, apple, Madrid whiteMedium body
Medium acidity - Mauzacapple skin, soft, Blanquette fizzLight body
Medium acidity - Merlot blancneutral, mild, Bordeaux rarityLight body
Medium acidity - Mersegueralight, neutral, Valencian whiteLight body
Medium acidity - Petit Meslierrazor acid, rare Champagne whiteLight body
Very high acidity - Phoenixmuscat scented, soft, hardyLight body
Medium acidity - Timorassofull, stony, honey, agesFull body
High acidity - Verdisosharp, green, Prosecco helperVery light body
Very high acidity - Zalemaneutral, soft, Huelva whiteLight body
Low acidity - Arnsburgerfine fruited, brisk and refreshingLight body
High acidity - Aubin blanclight, quiet and softly freshLight body
Medium acidity - Coda di Volpegolden, floral and gently roundedLight body
Medium acidity - Crouchendry, fresh and gently aromaticMedium body
High acidity - Debinalight, crisp and green-apple freshLight body
High acidity - Faberrebefresh, citrus and light muscatLight body
High acidity - Goldrieslinglight, soft and delicately fragrantLight body
Medium acidity - Humagne Blanchedelicate, linden, citrus and hazelnutMedium body
Medium acidity - Merzlingrestrained, textured and freshly balancedMedium body
High acidity - Ondencfine, soft and lightly aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Orionlight, fragrant and gently crispLight body
Medium acidity - Reichensteinerlight, gentle, fragrant and smokyLight body
Medium acidity - Romorantinfresh, fine and orchard-fruitedMedium body
High acidity - Smederevkafresh, lemon, grapefruit and flowersLight body
High acidity - Terret grislight, restrained and gently freshLight body
High acidity - Vespaiolafull, fresh, floral and fruityMedium body
High acidity - Bianchellofresh, balanced and gently roundedMedium body
Medium acidity - Claverielight, restrained and briskly freshLight body
High acidity - Cococciolafresh, aromatic and briskly balancedLight body
High acidity - Graisselean, neutral and sharply freshLight body
High acidity - Gringetlight, lively and delicately floralLight body
High acidity - Maceratinofresh, peach, apricot and savouryMedium body
High acidity - Meslier-Saint-Françoislight, quiet and softly texturedVery light body
Low acidity - Molettepale, restrained and sharply freshMedium body
Very high acidity - Ortrugofresh, savory, floral and fruityMedium body
High acidity - Pascal blanclight, dry and quietly freshLight body
Medium acidity - Roublotgolden, rounded and subtly aromaticMedium body
Medium acidity - Saint-Pierre Dorélight, brisk and sharply freshLight body
Very high acidity - Terret blancrestrained, light and brightly freshLight body
High acidity - Vilanalight, citrus, pear and flowersLight body
Medium acidity - Azal brancolight, brisk and citrus freshLight body
Very high acidity - Prensallight, fresh and delicately fruityLight body
Medium 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).