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.

Champagne AOC Brut Nature Zero Tarlant

Oltrepò Pavese IGT Pinot Grigio Fumetto 2019 Tenuta Fornace

Monthélie AOP Blanc 2022 Parent

Chablis 1er Cru AOC Vaillons 2023 Louis Moreau

Südtirol - Alto Adige DOC Riesling Graf 2023 Kellerei Meran Burggräfler

Chablis AOC 1er Cru Montmains 2023 Domaine de Chaude Écuelle

Chablis Premier Cru AOC Mont de Milieu 2021 Simonnet-Febvre

Chablis AOC 2024 Ropiteau Frères

Alta Langa DOCG Pas Dosé Cuvée 36 Mesi 2018 Gancia

Champagne AOC Blanc de Noirs Brut Nature Vollereaux

Champagne AOC Authentique Brut Gervais Gobillard

Champagne AOC Bouzy Grand Cru Brut Tradition Original 60/40 Delavenne

Chablis AOC Le Beaunois 2024 Labouré-Roi

Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru AOC Réserve Guy Charlemagne

Petit Chablis AOC Fortis 2023 Patrick Piuze

Campo de Calatrava DOP Sauvignon Blanc - Albariño Vulcanus 2024 Encomienda De Cervera

Champagne Brut Rosé Premier Cru AOC Prestige Duval-Leroy

Champagne AOC Bouzy Grand Cru Réserve Brut Dom Basle Delavenne