Which wine goes with your fish?
Sole, salmon, oysters, a whole fish on the grill — tell us what's on the plate and pour with confidence. Every bottle tasted and chosen by two Zurich sommeliers.
Defaix Chablis Vieilles Vignes
Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix
If you pour one wine with fish, pour this. Chablis and seafood is the pairing every other one is measured against — crisp, dry, and almost impossible to get wrong.
Tell us what's on the plate.
The sauce, the sides, how you're cooking it — describe the dish and the sommelier names the bottle in seconds.
Wine with fish — three rules that never fail
Match the weight, not the colour
A delicate white fish wants a light, crisp wine; a rich, saucy dish can take something fuller. How heavy the plate feels matters more than whether the wine is white or red.
Fresh acidity does the work
A wine with bright acidity acts like a squeeze of lemon — it lifts the fish and cuts through fat and cream. That's why crisp whites pair so easily.
When in doubt, Chablis or Sauvignon Blanc
Two nearly fail-safe choices with almost any fish or shellfish. If you remember only one thing from this page, remember these two.
Want the reasoning first?
Read the matching Academy guide for the plain-English principles, then come back to the bottles that fit.
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