Tom Yum

Hot-sour soup with lemongrass, lime, chile, and shrimp is sharply aromatic.

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Tom Yum — wine by wine

Best Match

The dish Tom Yum

The wine Off-dry Riesling

Why it works

Tom yum is one of the sharper pairing tests because it combines acid, heat, herbs, and shellfish. Off-dry Riesling works here because its gentle sweetness, low alcohol, and bright acidity cool spice, flatter salt, and refresh rich sauces. That makes the match feel deliberate: cooling chile heat with gentle sweetness and lower alcohol, avoiding the burn that comes when high alcohol meets chile heat, with the wine refreshing the next bite rather than stealing the spotlight.

Wine style

Off-dry Riesling mid

A lightly sweet, high-acid white style for spice, salt, pork, and aromatic cuisines.

Aromatic Sauvignon Blanc

Aromatic Sauvignon Blanc works here because its green-herb lift, citrus, and high acidity work with fresh vegetables, goat cheese, herbs, and chile-lime seasoning.

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Traditional-method sparkling wine

Traditional-method sparkling wine works here because its bubbles, acidity, and leesy texture scrub the palate and make rich, fried, salty, or delicate foods feel precise.

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Iberian white

Iberian white works here because its peach, citrus, and sea-spray freshness work where shellfish, rice, herbs, or lime need a clean white.

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Aromatic Gewurztraminer or Viognier

Aromatic Gewurztraminer or Viognier works here because its perfume, rounded fruit, and low-to-moderate acidity can meet spice, ginger, saffron, and aromatic sauces.

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