What wine pairs with som tam?

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

Sauvignon Blanc

white · Sauvignon Blanc · Marlborough · Nouvelle-Zélande — 8–10°C

Bright, exotic Sauvignon Blanc echoes the lime and chili of som tam.

Riesling demi-sec

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

Off-dry Mosel Riesling (Kabinett or Spätlese on blue slate, residual sugar 30-50g/L and high 8-9g/L acidity) — peach, lime, honey and mineral slate tame the bright chili and balance the acidity of Isan som tam; residual sugar calming Thai bird's-eye chili, taut acidity holding lime juice and tamarind, peach edge prolonging mandoline-grated green papaya.

Vinho Verde

white · Loureiro, Alvarinho · Minho · Portugal — 6–8°C

Minho Vinho Verde (Loureiro-Alvarinho-Trajadura, NW Portugal on humid granitic soils at 9-11° alcohol, natural endogenous-CO2 petillance) — lime, crisp green apple, Atlantic salinity and light petillance refresh the palate after each spicy bite of som tam; 9° alcohol not amplifying capsaicin, natural petillance soothing the chili, lime echoing the squeezed juice dressing the salad.

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