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.

Colli di Luni DOC Vermentino Numero Chiuso 2022 Lunae

Franciacorta DOCG Brut Nature Cuvée 1564 2018 Castello Bonomi

Chablis AOC 2023 Domaine Droin Jean-Paul & Benoit

Champagne AOC Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Bruno Paillard

Champagne AOC Grand Cru Bouzy Brut Nature Delavenne

Südtirol - Alto Adige Terlano DOC Sauvignon Blanc Quarz 2023 Cantina Terlano

Alta Langa DOCG Brut 2020 Duchessa Lia

Côtes de Provence AOC Rosé Miraval 2024 Château Miraval

Petit Chablis AOC 2023 Labouré-Roi

Vino Spumante di Qualità Metodo Classico Pas Dosé Perlinetto Rosé Vallepicciola

Bourgogne AOC Chardonnay 2023 Domaine de Vauroux

Valul lui Traian IGP Cru Manastirea Rohrbach 2021 Gitana Winery

Chablis AOC 2023 Joseph Drouhin

Alsace AOC Riesling Réserve 2024 Hunawihr

Prosecco Treviso Brut Rosé DOC 2024 Ca' di Rajo

Terre Siciliane IGT Chardonnay La Stanza del Re 2023 Cantine Fina

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

Leyda DO Sauvignon Blanc Reserva 2023 Casa la Tenca