Oysters

Elite food and aphrodisiac par excellence, oysters represent a fine and refined food that can enhance a dinner for two like that of Valentine's Day. There are various types of oysters but a main division can be made between flat oysters, with a softer and more delicate taste, and concave oysters, more fleshy and with a light brackish taste. Unlike what one might think, champagne is not the ideal pairing for oysters, although considered an enviable pair as both symbol of high status . For concave oysters , the saline minerality of a Muscadet is better accompanied by that of the mollusk, as well as a Chablis which derives from the particular soil from which it originates, rich in marine fossils including oyster shells. With flat oysters the ideal pairing could fall on a Riesling, provided that Auslese, a Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi, fresh and balanced, or a Chardonnay of Sicily, with sweet and citrus scents. Strange but true, an interesting alternative for any type of oyster lies in sweet wines such as Moscato d'Asti or an old vintage Sauternes.

Sicilia Menfi DOC Chardonnay 2023 Planeta

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Brut Cuvée 3 Blanc de Blancs Guy Charlemagne Laurier

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Bouzy Nature Cuvée 4 Delavenne Laurier

Côtes de Provence AOC Rosé Miraval 2024 Château Miraval

Champagne Brut AOC Impérial Moët & Chandon

Trevenezie IGT Rosato Rosa dei 2024 Masi

Colli di Luni DOC Vermentino Numero Chiuso 2022 Lunae

Champagne AOC Brut Grande Cuvée 173ème Édition Krug

Champagne AOC Blanc de Blancs Brut Blanc Absolu Minière F&R

Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2021 Duchessa Lia

Champagne AOC Brut Vintage 2014 Piper-Heidsieck

Leyda DO Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2023 Casa la Tenca

Rheingau QbA Riesling Trocken 2024 Kloster Eberbach

Alta Langa DOCG Riserva Extra Brut 2020 Coppo

Vino Spumante di Qualità Metodo Classico Pas Dosé Perlinetto Rosé Vallepicciola

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Bouzy Brut Nature Delavenne

Contessa Entellina DOC Chardonnay Chiarandà 2022 Donnafugata

Franciacorta DOCG Dosaggio Zero Riserva Lo Sparviere