Vegetable
Butternut Squash
About This Entry
Butternut squash is a sweet, dense winter squash — soup, risotto, and brown butter pair with full whites, Viognier, and soft reds.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Alternative wine styles
Why These Wines Work
Viognier — Butternut squash sweetness pairs with Viognier body in autumn soup and roast service.
Chardonnay also pairs well with Butternut Squash because squash risotto and brown butter suit medium Chardonnay.
Common Culinary Uses
- onion
- rosemary
At a Glance
Group
Root Vegetables
Classification
Vegetables
Culinary role
primary
Scientific name
Cucurbita moschata
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Butternut Squash
- Classification
- Vegetables
- Group
- Root Vegetables
- Scientific name
- Cucurbita moschata
Taxonomy
- Culinary role
- primary
- Plant part
- fruit vegetable
- Texture
- dense
- Moisture class
- medium
- Flavor intensity
- mild
- Seasonality
- fall