What wine pairs with mochi?

Here are 3 recommended wine pairings for mochi. Click the button below to explore all options on the Verso app.

Junmai Daiginjō Sake

white · Yamada Nishiki · Niigata · Japon — 8–10°C

To stay 100% Japanese, a premium Sake delicately accompanies mochis and their silky textures.

Moscato d'Asti

sparkling · Muscat · Piémont · Italie — 6–8°C

Moscato d'Asti (Muscat à Petits Grains from Piedmont, Asti method at 5.5° and 100g/L residual sugar) — peach, sweet orange, rose and light bubbles accompany mochis without masking their subtle flavours; 5.5° alcohol not crushing the delicacy of mochiko rice paste, Muscat character echoing the kuro-mitsu (black molasses) sometimes used as topping, fine bubbles aerating the chewy texture.

Riesling Auslese

white · Riesling · Mosel · Allemagne — 8–10°C

Mosel Auslese Riesling (manual late-harvest from selected grains on blue slate, residual sugar 80-150g/L and high 8-9g/L acidity) — ripe yellow peach, acacia honey, flower and slate echo the bitter matcha and sweet rice paste of matcha mochis; sharp acidity balancing the umami of powdered matcha tea, honey answering the red-bean anko paste sometimes filling the mochis.

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