Best Value
Rocca Vini Soave DOC
Veneto, Italy
$16.42per bottle
$197.00 for 12 × 750ml
Cellars
Food & wine pairing
Best wine with seafood pasta
Crisp Italian whites for marinara and vongole.
Fiano & Vermentino
Vermentino and Fiano are the seaside whites of Italy.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
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Gambit Gambetto Fiano 2024
Murray Darling, NSW
$16.58per bottle
$199.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Trentham The Family Vermentino 2025
Murray Darling, NSW
$17.17per bottle
$206.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Mr Mick Fiano 2025
Clare Valley, SA
$18.17per bottle
$109.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Pinot Gris & Grigio
Pinot Grigio is light, crisp and easy.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
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Angove Long Row Pinot Grigio 2024
Riverland, SA
$11.17per bottle
$134.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Smith's Lane Estate Pinot Grigio 2025
North East Victoria
$12.00per bottle
$72.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Tempus Two Silver Series Pinot Gris 2025
South Eastern Australia
$14.67per bottle
$176.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Reschke R-Series Pinot Gris 2025
Limestone Coast, SA
$14.67per bottle
$176.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Sauvignon Blanc
Zesty and herbal with chilli, garlic and parsley.
- Same weight as the dish, so neither drowns the other
- Enough acidity to match the dish’s tang
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Winesmiths Premium Sauvignon Blanc 2000ml
SA
$7.94per 750ml equivalent
$127.00 for 6 × 2L
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The Anchorage Semillon Sauvignon Blanc 2026
Clare Valley, SA
$10.67per bottle
$128.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Angove Long Row Sauvignon Blanc 2024
Riverland, SA
$11.17per bottle
$134.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Di Giorgio Frank White Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Chardonnay 2025
Coonawarra, SA
$14.50per bottle
$174.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Rosé
A dry rosé with tomato-based marinara.
- 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 Dry Rosé 2000ml
SA
$7.94per 750ml equivalent
$127.00 for 6 × 2L
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Rhythm and Rhyme Rosé NV
Riverland, SA
$11.00per bottle
$132.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Smith's Lane Estate Rose 2024
North East Victoria
$12.00per bottle
$72.00 for 6 × 750ml
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Bonny Doon "Vin Gris de Cigare" Rosé 2021
California, USA
$12.50per bottle
$150.00 for 12 × 750ml
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Tip
Tomato sauce? Rosé or a crisp white. White wine and garlic? Vermentino.
Best avoided
Big reds and oaky whites.
About seafood pasta and wine
Today’s picks run from $7.94 to $18.17 a bottle, chosen for value from 117 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 seafood pasta?
Fiano & Vermentino, Pinot Gris & Grigio and Sauvignon Blanc are the best matches for seafood pasta. Vermentino and Fiano are the seaside whites of Italy.
What’s a good cheap wine with seafood pasta?
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 seafood pasta?
Big reds and oaky whites.