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.

Rheingau QbA Riesling Crescentia Steinberger Zehnstück Trocken 2022 Kloster Eberbach

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore DOC San Paterniano 2020 Tenuta Mattei

Champagne AOC Brut 1er Cru Petite Vallée

Champagne Brut AOC Vintage 2014 Piper-Heidsieck

Rueda Sauvignon Blanc DO 2022 Menade

Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru AOC Réserve Guy Charlemagne

Oltrepò Pavese IGT Pinot Grigio Fumetto 2019 Tenuta Fornace

Champagne AOC Brut Impérial Moët & Chandon

Rheingau QbA Riesling Crescentia Steinberger Zehnstück Trocken 2021 Kloster Eberbach

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC Sur Lie 2022 Château du Cléray

Terre Siciliane IGT Chardonnay 2021 Cantine Fina

Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOC Sur Lie 2022 Château L'Oiseliniere

Prosecco Treviso Brut Rosé DOC 2022 Ca' di Rajo

Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Extra Dry DOCG 2022 Ca' di Rajo

Chablis AOC 2022 Simonnet-Febvre

Sicilia DOC Catarratto Chardonnay Baglio Sorìa Santagostino 2022 Firriato

Champagne AOC Le Mesnil Grand Cru Brut Les Coulmets 2015 Guy Charlemagne

Alsace Réserve AOC Riesling 2022 Hunawihr