I'd just like to add that you should not buy supermarket Salmon as it is destroying the native stocks. There is notrhing quite like wild fish but they are almost impossible to buy unless you are freindly with a coble fisherman. I was once privileged enough to get a side of wild smoked salmon by Macritchies - absolutely fantastic! Sea trout are not farmed so are far more ethically correct and some prefer them..

I recently discovered Salmon done in a parchment parcel. butter Garlic, wine etc can be added and the edges folded over and sealed with the handle of a knife or similar to fold it really tight. then done at high heat for a short time - 8 mins? Done right it steams the fish and leaves it beautifully tender. Foil tends to dry it out and overdo it. see here https://www.thefishsociety.co.uk/blogs/articles-and-stories/how-to-cook-fish-en-papillote As to wine I once ate fresh sea trout with a light Burgundy and that was delicious!

I'm loving this site, even the misguided comments and the overtly promotional ones, which serve to emphasise the liberal and informed nature of the rest of the content. Personally, I like the simplicity of salmon topped with a nob of butter and baked in a foil parcel, washed down with a room temperature, heavily oaked Australian chardonnay - not a style I normally drink otherwise.

Would you please add Baked Salmon to your list? I am baking a three-pound salmon filet with a sour cream and coriander crust.

Wow - that's a really interesting suggestion!

Try salmon topped with blackberries and poached with Zinfandel. Add toasted almond slices to top it off, and enjoy the rest of the Zin with the fish.

Also, Bill, depending on the mismatch, the wine often suffers more than the food.

Bill Gould, a wine is paired with a meal; not with a type of fish or meat or poultry. Pinot Noir is often nice with salmon, but would you really drink it with salmon prepared with a creamy sauce or a lemon-garlic recipe?

You must have unusual taste buds. The wine for salmon is Pinot Noir. Ref. Red wine with fish. by Josh Rifkin A message for you cooks: One can drink any wine with any food but when the match is incorrect the food suffers the most, not the wine.

Those are all certainly nice pairings. I am disappointed you passed over Thunderbird.

Thank you for this amazing list of pairings. I love to have salmon with my 2016 Gearbox Chardonnay. It is a Napa Valley wine and goes really well with salmon. I bought it online from Precision Wine Company. Visit- https://www.precisionwineco.com/Brands for more information.

since I love salmon and also wine, it makes no difference which wine I have as long as there IS wine and Salmon!