Vegetables & Plant-based

11 dishes with wine suggestions.

Beet Salad

Earthy sweet beets often include vinegar, citrus, herbs, nuts, or goat cheese.

Dry Provençal-style rosé value
Aromatic Sauvignon Blanc value
Silky Pinot Noir mid

Butternut Squash Soup

Sweet squash soup is creamy, earthy, and often gently spiced.

Off-dry Riesling mid
Oaked buttery Chardonnay mid
Richer Rhône-style white mid

Gazpacho

Chilled tomato and vegetable soup is bright, raw, and acid-driven.

Fino or Manzanilla Sherry value
Aromatic Sauvignon Blanc value
Dry Provençal-style rosé value

Grilled Asparagus

Asparagus is green, slightly bitter, and famously difficult with wine.

Aromatic Sauvignon Blanc value
Crisp mineral Loire-style white mid
Iberian white value

Kale Salad

Raw kale salad is bitter-green, acidic, and often nutty or cheesy.

Aromatic Sauvignon Blanc value
Crisp mineral Loire-style white mid
Prosecco-style Charmat sparkling wine value

Lentil Stew

Earthy lentils, vegetables, herbs, and stock make a savory vegetarian stew.

Tart medium red value
Southern Rhône GSM blend value
Crisp light red value

Ratatouille

Stewed summer vegetables offer tomato acidity, herbs, olive oil, and umami.

Dry Provençal-style rosé value
Tart medium red value
Crisp light red value

Roasted Cauliflower

Roasted cauliflower turns nutty, browned, and savory, especially with spice.

Oaked buttery Chardonnay mid
Crisp mineral Loire-style white mid
Amontillado or Oloroso Sherry mid

Roasted Mushrooms

Mushrooms bring high umami, earth, and browned savor to a vegetarian dish.

Silky Pinot Noir mid
Aged Burgundy-style Pinot Noir splurge
Aged Nebbiolo splurge

Root Vegetable Roast

Roasted carrots, parsnips, turnips, and potatoes combine sweetness and earth.

Southern Rhône GSM blend value
Aged Burgundy-style Pinot Noir splurge
Tart medium red value

Sweet Potato

Sweet potato brings earthy sweetness, soft texture, and often warm spice.

Off-dry Riesling mid
Aromatic Gewurztraminer or Viognier mid
Oaked buttery Chardonnay mid
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