Wine with mushrooms

Mushroom dishes & wine: our recommendations from Portugal and South Africa Mushrooms are true flavour wonders – earthy, hearty, sometimes almost meaty.

To bring out their best in combination with wine, you need fine, structured wines with depth, but without overly dominant fruit or wood. We have selected suitable accompaniments from Portugal and South Africa that take mushroom dishes to a whole new level of flavour.

From South Africa, they can be mineral, spicy and elegant.

Cinsault or Pinot Noir: light to medium-bodied red wines with fine spice and restrained tannins. Ideal with fried mushrooms, mushroom risotto or pasta with cream sauce.

Chenin Blanc: fresh and complex at the same time – this white wine goes well with creamy mushroom soups or mushroom quiche.

Syrah: for grilled mushrooms with roasted aromas or mushroom dishes with game combinations. Spice meets umami!

From Portugal, we can imagine authentic wines full of character.

Touriga Nacional: dark-fruited, structured red wines that go very well with mushroom ragouts, mushrooms with bacon or autumn stews.

Encruzado: Portugal's elegant white wine grape variety – mineral, floral and balanced. Perfect with creamy mushroom dishes or fried king oyster mushrooms.

Alvarinho (Vinho Verde): somewhat atypical, but exciting: the freshness and acidity of Alvarinho brings lightness to sautéed mushrooms or mushroom salads. Mushroom dishes love wines with substance, but without dominance.

Elegant red wines, structured white wines and finely spiced grape varieties from Portugal and South Africa are ideal accompaniments. Discover our recommendations now and turn your autumn cuisine into a wine experience!