Drinks Wine Wine Pairings The Best Wines to Pair with Mac and Cheese Like mushrooms and roast chicken, mac and cheese is a promiscuous food: It can happily pair with lots of different wines. Here are three to try By Kristin Donnelly Kristin Donnelly Kristin Donnelly is a writer with nearly two decades of experience crafting stories and recipes for editorial publications, books, and brands. She was a food editor at Food & Wine for eight years. Kristin is the author of two cookbooks and co-host of the Everything Cookbook podcast. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 23, 2017 Trending Videos Close this video player Like mushrooms and roast chicken, mac and cheese is a promiscuous food: It can happily pair with lots of different wines. Here are three to try. Off-dry Riesling. Think you can’t deal with sweetness in your wine? Try it again with mac and cheese. The salty cheese balances the sweeter wine, plus Riesling’s acidity refreshes your palate…making it so you can eat more mac and cheese. The zesty, lightly sweet 2012 Später-Veit Riesling Feinherb is a good pick. Lambrusco. Usually red, Lambrusco is an Italian sparkler that’s a fun, unexpected choice for baked cheesy noodles. The cheese softens the wine’s tannins and the wine’s bubbles keep your mouth feeling squeaky clean. Try the NV Venturini-Baldini Lambrusco. Spanish Grenache. In Spain’s dry heat, Grenache-based wines become ripe and juicy, making them great with cheesy dishes. (Think fruit-and-cheese plate.) The easy-drinking 2012 Bodegas Borsao Campo de Borja works well. Kristin Donnelly is a former Food & Wine editor and author of the forthcoming The Modern Potluck (Clarkson Potter, 2016). She is also the cofounder of Stewart & Claire, an all-natural line of lip balms made in Brooklyn. 12 Macaroni and Cheese Recipes10 Southern Comfort Side Dishes26 Baked Pasta Dishes Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit