What wine goes with glazed ham?
Ham is salty, the glaze is sweet, and the crowd is mixed — the wine needs fruit, freshness, and zero aggression. This is the rare main where off-dry whites beat most reds.
Off-dry riesling
Peachy, bright, gently sweet
Sweet-on-sweet plus acid-on-salt: every dynamic of the ham, answered.
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Dry rosé
Berry-fresh, versatile
Pink wine, pink meat — and it handles every side dish on the holiday table.
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Beaujolais
Gamay — soft, juicy, chillable
The red that respects ham: bright fruit, no harsh tannin against the salt.
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Sommelier's tip
Pineapple or brown-sugar glaze? The riesling can go a step sweeter.
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