Wine and Oysters: A Perfect Match
A carefully selected wine highlights and compliments every course of a meal, from a crisp sparkling wine with the starter to a layered vintage port with the chocolate dessert. Oysters are especially well-known for developing flavors based on their environments, similar to the terroir of wine.
Food preparation also plays a significant role in which wine and oysters will be the best match. Just as you’d carefully select a Zinfandel to stand up to a duck breast or a Riesling to complement a cheese course, you’ll want to give the same amount of consideration to your oysters’ preparation when choosing your wine. When they hit the mark perfectly, both your food and drink will sing together in a beautiful duet.
Oyster and Wine pairing recommendations:
Champagne
Champagne is, of course, a classic choice when paired with raw oysters. Champagne works well in this pairing because it shares some of an oyster’s flavor profile, namely the minerality, and the wine’s acidity stands up to the salt.
Zardetto Prosecco Brut, Extra Dry, Rosé
An outstanding match with will fit every time.
Sancerre,
This is yet another French offering, this time hailing from an ancient seabed and made from Sauvignon Blanc grapes, known for their bright fruit. The combination results in complex whites with notes of fruit and spice along with an often flint-tinged edge.
Chablis
Another varietal that had to make the list, Chablis is characterized by a number of factors—it's made from 100% Chardonnay grapes hailing from the cooler Burgundy region of France—but perhaps the most notable is that the soil where the grapes are grown contains ancient marine fossils including oyster shells.
Muscadet
Among the multitude of tasting notes, you’ll find for both oysters and wine, you’re likely to find references to “biscuit” or yeasty flavors, and aged Muscadet wines offer these flavors in spades.
Date March 24th Time 5-8pm