Wine pairings for
Here are 3 recommended wine pairings for chana masala. Click the button below to explore all options on the Verso app.
Off-dry Riesling
Off-dry Alsatian Riesling (residual sugar 15-30g/L on granite or marl-limestone) — yellow peach, lime, honey and spices temper Punjabi chana masala spices; residual sugar calming green chili and red chili powder, peach prolonging the tomato-onion-ginger sauce simmering kala chana chickpeas, acidity holding the sprinkled chaat masala.
Côtes du Rhône Blanc
Côtes du Rhône Blanc (Grenache Blanc-Viognier-Roussanne) — peach, apricot, garrigue herbs and honey accompany the soft chickpea texture and masala; oily roundness wrapping the thick ginger-garlic-tomato sauce, apricot edge echoing the amchur (tart dried mango powder) sprinkled in the final mix.
Gewurztraminer
Alsatian Gewurztraminer (opulent Grand Cru like Furstentum or Hengst, 14° natural alcohol) — lychee, rose, fresh ginger and sweet spices echo chana masala's rich spices; rose doubling optional rose-water finish, ginger prolonging fresh ginger grated into the tarka, full body holding the structured chickpeas without collapsing.