Bacalla a la llauna
Salt cod with paprika and garlic finds a partner in the wine's saline drive and Mediterranean herb register.
Our editors write the food pairings for every bottle we review. Grouped by kind of food, the Macabeo pairings come out like this, most frequent first. Each card names the bottle, so you can read the full tasting note before you cook.
68 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with fish
Grilled white fish
Creamy lees and saline minerality match delicate fish with herbs and citrus.
Bacalao a la llauna (baked salt cod)
The wine's preserved-fruit and almond register matches the umami depth of cured fish.
Roast monkfish with romesco
The wine's texture and mineral richness pair with the firm, dense fish.
58 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with oysters and shellfish
Suquet de peix
Saffron fish stew partners the wine's herb register and saline minerality.
Fresh oysters
Saline shellfish and bone-dry long-lees Cava lock together.
Grilled langoustine with lemon butter
The wine's texture and mineral depth complement the richness of langoustine.
Grilled langoustines with alioli
Saline mineral character echoes the sea while the texture matches the shellfish richness.
39 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with cheese
Aged Comte 36 months
Hazelnut richness in the cheese finds a partner in the wine's deep tertiary nutty register.
Aged Idiazabal
Smoky Basque sheep's-milk cheese partners the wine's almond and toasted-bread depth.
Quince paste with fresh cheese
The producer suggests moderately sweet desserts such as quince.
25 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with aperitifs and small plates
Aperitivo bites
Zero-dosage and aperitivo are a natural pairing.
Catalan tapas array
Crisp Gran Reserva is built for a tapas spread.
Light tapas and olives
Classic Spanish appetisers suit this fresh, easygoing cooperative white.
25 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with vegetables and salads
Salmorejo with serrano
Cold Andalusian tomato cream with cured ham finds a partner in the wine's saline-fruit register.
Tortilla espanola
Egg, potato and onion benefit from clean, dry bubbles with high acidity.
White asparagus with romesco
Bitter herbaceous asparagus and hazelnut sauce echo the wine's savoury, nutty depth.
Roasted white asparagus
The wine's herbal and mineral notes complement the asparagus bitterness.
19 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with mushrooms and truffle
Truffled risotto
180-month lees depth and saline minerality match white truffle and Parmigiano without flattening either.
Wild mushroom risotto
Saline drive and 87-month autolytic depth match earthy mushroom and Parmigiano.
White truffle pasta
Barrel fermentation and nutty lees character harmonize with truffle's earthiness.
13 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with chicken and white meat
Roast chicken with herbs
Long-lees Brut handles poultry with herb sauce; bright acidity cuts the fat.
Roast chicken with rosemary
Rosemary aromatics in the wine echo herb-roasted poultry; bright acidity cuts the fat.
Roast chicken with lemon
White meat is named by the producer; citrus echoes the dish.
10 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with lamb
Goat cheese on toast
Almond aromatics and bright acidity partner soft goat's milk.
Goat cheese ensalada
Fresh goat cheese balances the wine's citrus drive.
Fresh goat's cheese with honey
The wine's almond and citrus notes play off the tangy freshness of goat's cheese.
Fresh goat's cheese
Tangy soft cheese highlights the wine's clean citrus and almond notes.
8 Macabeo pairings
Macabeo with spicy and Asian dishes
Sushi
Light body and citrus drive match delicate raw fish.
Pad Thai
Off-dry Cava is a textbook match for sweet-savoury Southeast Asian noodles with fish sauce and tamarind.
Ceviche with lime and coriander
Citrus-cured fish echoes the wine's fresh acidity and light mineral notes.
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Where the bottles come from
Macabeo pairings by region
- Penedes (73 bottles), Penedes food pairing
- Priorat (19 bottles), Priorat food pairing
Macabeo food pairing, FAQ
What food goes with Macabeo?
Across the 92 Macabeo bottles on Cork & Curve, the dishes our editors pair most often are fish, shellfish and cheese. For example, our page for Imperial Gran Reserva Brut from Penedes suggests "Bacalla a la llauna": Salt cod with paprika and garlic finds a partner in the wine's saline drive and Mediterranean herb register.
What cheese goes with Macabeo?
Cheeses our editors pair with Macabeo bottles include Aged Comte 36 months, Aged Idiazabal and Quince paste with fresh cheese.
What meat goes with Macabeo?
Chicken and white meat is the pairing that comes up most among meats for Macabeo: Roast chicken with herbs, Roast chicken with rosemary and Roast chicken with lemon are among the dishes on our Macabeo bottle pages.