Spice and heat

Middle Eastern mezze

Many small dishes at once, so flexibility beats precision. One wine has to cover herbs, yoghurt, lemon, and grilled meat.

Dry rosé

Classic

Pale to medium pink, dry, with red-fruit lift and white-wine freshness.

A table of many small dishes needs one flexible wine; dry rosé handles herbs, yoghurt, grilled meat, and lemon at once.

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Serve 8–11 °C

Solid

Dry, high-acid, unoaked whites with citrus and green-fruit character and little weight.

Sharp acidity suits lemon, sumac, and fresh herbs.

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Serve 7–10 °C

Adventurous

White grapes fermented on their skins, giving tannin, texture, and amber colour.

Texture and savoury tannin bridge the gap between the vegetable and meat dishes on a mezze table.

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Serve 12–15 °C

Pairing suggestions are editorial, drawn from established convention rather than measurement.