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.

Chablis AOC 1er Cru Montmains 2023 Domaine de Chaude Écuelle

Alsace AOC Grand Cru Wineck-Schlossberg Riesling 2022 Albert Mann

Chablis Premier Cru AOC Mont de Milieu 2021 Simonnet-Febvre

Stellenbosch WO Methode Cap Classique Brut Natural Chardonnay 2020 Villiera Wines

Franciacorta DOCG Dosaggio Zero Riserva Lo Sparviere

Chablis AOC 2023 Joseph Drouhin

Sicilia DOC Sauvignon Blanc Urra di Mare 2024 Mandrarossa

Costa Toscana IGT Vermentino 2022 Gualdo del Re

Côtes de Provence AOC Rosé Miraval 2024 Château Miraval

Champagne AOC Brut Grand Blanc de Blancs Gosset

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Ultradition Laherte Frères

Champagne AOC Bouzy Grand Cru Réserve Brut Dom Basle Delavenne

Champagne AOC Premier Cru Brut Petite Vallée

Champagne AOC Brut Impérial Moët & Chandon

Champagne Brut Rosé Premier Cru AOC Prestige Duval-Leroy

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC San Paterniano 2022 Tenuta Mattei

Contessa Entellina DOC Chardonnay La Fuga 2024 Donnafugata

Petit Chablis AOC Fortis 2023 Patrick Piuze