Best Value
The Little Wine Company Albarino 2025
Hunter Valley, NSW
$22.33per bottle
$268.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with paella
Spanish food, Spanish wine.
How are you cooking it?
Albariño & Muscadet
Salty, citrusy Albariño for seafood paella.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
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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
Tempranillo
Savoury Tempranillo for chicken and chorizo.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
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Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
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Earthworks Tempranillo 2024
Barossa, SA
$17.00per bottle
$102.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
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Heraclio Alfaro Crianza Rioja 2019
La Rioja, Spain
$20.00per bottle
$240.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
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Yalumba Y Series Tempranillo 2024
SA
$17.17per bottle
$206.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
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Mr Mick Tempranillo 2024
Clare Valley, SA
$18.17per bottle
$109.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
Rosé
Dry rosé for a mixed paella on a sunny day.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
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Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
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Best Value
Winesmiths Premium Dry Rosé 2000ml
SA
$7.94per 750ml equivalent
$127.00 for 6 × 2L
Cellars
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Rhythm and Rhyme Rosé NV
Riverland, SA
$11.00per bottle
$132.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
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Smith's Lane Estate Rose 2024
North East Victoria
$12.00per bottle
$72.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
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Bonny Doon "Vin Gris de Cigare" Rosé 2021
California, USA
$12.50per bottle
$150.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Grenache & GSM blends
Spanish Garnacha: juicy and spicy.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Fresh acidity lifts the flavours and cleans up each bite
Why it works Dish Wine
Weightrichness vs body
Aciditytang vs freshness
Fat / tanninfat softens grip
Sweetnessdish vs wine
Best Value
Angove ESTD 1886 SMG Shiraz Mourvèdre Grenache 2024
Riverland, SA
$16.67per bottle
$100.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
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Mr Mick Grenache 2024
Clare Valley, SA
$18.17per bottle
$109.00 for 6 × 750ml
Cellars
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Sister's Run Cow's Corner Grenache Shiraz Mataro 2022
Barossa, SA
$19.42per bottle
$233.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
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Cellier des Dauphins Les Dauphins Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2024
Rhone Valley, France
$19.42per bottle
$233.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Tip
Seafood paella suits whites; meat paella suits Tempranillo.
Best avoided
Big oaky whites and very tannic reds.
About paella and wine
Today’s picks run from $7.94 to $29.08 a bottle, chosen for value from 600 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 paella?
Albariño & Muscadet, Tempranillo and Rosé are the best matches for paella. Salty, citrusy Albariño for seafood paella.
What’s a good cheap wine with paella?
Winesmiths Premium Dry Rosé 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 paella?
Big oaky whites and very tannic reds.
