What wine with sushi?
Food and wine pairing · classic benchmarks: the preparation and your taste come first.
Raw fish, vinegared rice, soy, wasabi: sushi asks for freshness and precision. Tannins have no place here; acidity and bubbles do.
White
A dry, straight, unoaked white respects the raw fish and stands up to the rice vinegar.
Sparkling
The classic move: bubbles cleanse the palate between bites.
How to use these pairings
A good pairing balances the dish and the wine: neither should dominate. The suggestions above are proven classics for the category, not rules: the preparation, the sauce and your taste matter more. When in doubt, the regional pairing (the wine from the dish's homeland) rarely fails.
What about your cellar?
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