Pairings Buffalo Wings
Buffalo Wings

Buffalo Wings

Food

Hot sauce chicken wings

Best wine varietals

1

Brut Champagne

Brut Champagne's bubbles and acidity cut through the spicy heat and richness of buffalo wings.

2

Riesling

Riesling's sweetness and acidity balance the spicy and tangy flavors of buffalo sauce.

3

Riesling (Off-Dry)

Off-Dry Riesling offers a touch of sweetness that complements the heat and adds freshness.

4

Zinfandel

Zinfandel's fruitiness and moderate tannins pair well with the bold, spicy flavors of buffalo wings.

Best cocktails with this

1
Honey Bee Mule

Honey Bee Mule

Copper Mug • Easy • 5 min

acid+heat+bubbles — ginger + lime cut spice; honey tames heat

Score: 95
2
Honey Vodka Lemonade

Honey Vodka Lemonade

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

acid+heat+sweet — ginger spice and lemon lift, honey soothes

Score: 92
3
Vodka Gimlet

Vodka Gimlet

Cocktail glass • Easy • 5 min

acid-forward — lime cuts fat and heat, refreshing (acid)

Score: 92
4
Honey Bee Margarita

Honey Bee Margarita

Cocktail Glass • Medium • 10 min

acid+sweet+salt — bright lime acidity and honey balance spicy, salt rim complements wings

Score: 90
5
Honey Tequila Sour

Honey Tequila Sour

Coupe • Medium • 5 min

acid+sweet — tequila’s bite and citrus brighten, honey softens heat

Score: 90
6
Vodka Rickey

Vodka Rickey

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

bright + bubbly — soda and lime cleanse fatty, spicy palate (acid/bubbles)

Score: 90
7
Honey Mule

Honey Mule

Copper Mug • Easy • 5 min

acid+heat+bubbles — classic mule profile; ginger beer’s spice and fizz refresh

Score: 88
8
Vodka Grapefruit Fizz

Vodka Grapefruit Fizz

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

tart + fizzy — grapefruit bitterness and bubbles refresh between bites (bitter/acid/bubbles)

Score: 88
9
Honey Mezcal Sour

Honey Mezcal Sour

Coupe • Medium • 5 min

smoke+acid+sweet — mezcal smoke adds savory depth to spicy wings; honey tempers heat

Score: 85
10
Tequila Blanco Sour

Tequila Blanco Sour

Coupe glass • Medium • 5 min

tangy and structured — citrus sour profile soothes heat and balances richness (acid)

Score: 85
11
Tequila Electric Lemonade

Tequila Electric Lemonade

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

zesty and fizzy — lemonade brightness and tequila backbone pair well with spice (sweet/acid/bubbles)

Score: 83
12
Honey Aperol Spritz

Honey Aperol Spritz

Wine Glass • Easy • 5 min

bubbles+bitter+sweet — effervescence and bitter-sweet Aperol cut richness and refresh palate

Score: 82
13
Honey Highball

Honey Highball

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

bubbles+sweet — light whiskey highball with soda cleanses fatty, honey adds gentle sweetness

Score: 80
14
Rum Rickey

Rum Rickey

Highball glass • Easy • 5 min

simple lime soda — effervescence and acidity refresh the palate from heat and fat (acid/bubbles)

Score: 80