Best Easter Wines: Low Calorie Pairings for the Long Weekend

By Brodie Gettins
DrinkWell's list of best Easter wines

Easter is one of the year's best excuses to eat well and drink well — long lunches, slow roasts, and a bank holiday weekend to recover. Here are our current recommendations for Easter wine and food pairings, all full-strength, all zero sugar, all with confirmed nutritional data.

With roast lamb — low calorie red wine

Lamb is the defining Easter dish. It needs a red wine with enough body to match the richness and enough acidity to cut through the fat. Classic pairings are Tempranillo (Rioja), Grenache, and Sangiovese. Avoid very tannic styles — Malbec and Cabernet can overwhelm younger lamb; save those for a slow-cooked shoulder.

With roast chicken or salmon — low calorie white wine

If you're not cooking lamb, roast chicken and salmon are Easter staples that call for a dry, food-friendly white. Sauvignon Blanc is the most versatile match — its herbaceous quality works with the herbs typically used in Easter roasts.

  • TRACES Sauvignon Blanc — Our own-label award-winner. Grassy, citrus, dry finish. 78 kcal. 0g sugar. 11% ABV. £9.99
  • Piattini Pinot Grigio — Crisp Italian white, perfect with fish and lighter dishes. 82 kcal. 0g sugar. 12% ABV. £10.99

With a spring cheese board — rosé or sparkling

Easter bank holiday afternoons often end with a cheese board. Dry rosé is one of the most cheese-friendly wines available — the acidity and light tannin match soft and semi-hard cheeses equally well. Sparkling wine is ideal with creamy, rich cheeses.

As an aperitif — sparkling wine

Kick off Easter lunch with a glass of sparkling wine before guests sit down.

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