What wine goes with butter chicken?
Butter chicken is gentle heat wrapped in cream and tomato — aromatic, rich, warmly spiced. Aromatic whites with a touch of sweetness or richness meet it where it lives.
Off-dry riesling
Peach, lime, kiss of sweetness
The slight sugar rounds the spice; the acid cuts the cream. The all-purpose curry wine.
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Viognier
Apricot, honeysuckle, lush
Its perfumed richness mirrors the sauce — a textural match made for makhani.
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Dry rosé
Fresh, berry-bright
Refreshing against the cream, friendly with the tandoor char.
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Sommelier's tip
The hotter your order, the sweeter the riesling can go.
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