Best Value
Rocca Vini Soave DOC
Veneto, Italy
$16.42per bottle
$197.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with mussels
Crisp, coastal whites: the same as you’d cook them in.
How are you cooking it?
Tomato and chilli: Southern Italian flavours, southern Italian whites.
Fiano & Vermentino
Italian whites for mussels in tomato and chilli.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
Why it works Dish Wine
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Best Value
Gambit Gambetto Fiano 2024
Murray Darling, NSW
$16.58per bottle
$199.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Trentham The Family Vermentino 2025
Murray Darling, NSW
$17.17per bottle
$206.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Aylesbury Estate Q05 Arneis 2024
Ferguson Valley, WA
$23.83per bottle
$286.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Albariño & Muscadet
Salty, coastal whites from Spain and France, made for shellfish.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
The Little Wine Company Albarino 2025
Hunter Valley, NSW
$22.33per bottle
$268.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
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Château de la Ragotière Muscadet Sevre et Maine Sur Lie 2024
Loire Valley, France
$27.50per bottle
$330.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Genio Y Figura Albariño 2021
Rias Biaxas, Spain
$28.00per bottle
$336.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Domaine de la Combe Muscadet Sevre et Mainesurlie 2025
Loire Valley, France
$29.08per bottle
$349.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Sauvignon Blanc
Zesty and herbal, it loves garlic, white wine and parsley.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Winesmiths Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2000ml
SA
$7.94per 750ml equivalent
$127.00 for 6 × 2L
Cellars
Best Value
The Anchorage Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2026
Clare Valley, SA
$10.67per bottle
$128.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Angove Long Row Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Riverland, SA
$11.17per bottle
$134.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Di Giorgio Frank White Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Chardonnay 2025
Coonawarra, SA
$14.50per bottle
$174.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Sparkling & Champagne
Moules frites and bubbles is hard to beat.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
The Shy Pig Brut Cuvee NV
South Eastern Australia
$9.42per bottle
$113.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Stonegate Cuvée Brut NV
McLaren Vale, SA
$10.67per bottle
$128.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Tumblong Hills Table of Plenty Prosecco 2025
Gundagai, NSW
$11.25per bottle
$135.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Best Value
Deakin Estate Azahara Sparkling Chardonnay Pinot Noir NV
Riverina, WA
$13.67per bottle
$164.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Tip
Cook the mussels with a splash of the same wine you’re drinking.
Best avoided
Oaky whites and big reds.
About mussels and wine
Today’s picks run from $7.94 to $29.08 a bottle, chosen for value from 581 matching wines across the Australian retailers we compare. Six-packs and dozens are shown as a price per bottle.
Questions
What wine goes best with mussels?
Sauvignon Blanc, Albariño & Muscadet and Fiano & Vermentino are the best matches for mussels. Zesty and herbal, it loves garlic, white wine and parsley.
What’s a good cheap wine with mussels?
Winesmiths Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2000ml is the cheapest of today’s picks at $7.94 a bottle from Cellars. Prices are checked every 4 hours.
What wine should I avoid with mussels?
Oaky whites and big reds.
