Which wines to serve with your Christmas starters?

Discover our suggestions for pairing seafood platters, smoked salmon or foie gras with these essential Christmas dishes.

Traditionally served on our tables, foie gras goes wonderfully well with a rich white wine with fruity aromas and a lovely freshness. Whether you enjoy it in a terrine, pan-fried or cooked, its melt-in-the-mouth texture and inimitable flavour will go perfectly with our Hermitage white ‘Chante-Alouette’. The complex aromas of quince, walnut and honey from the Marsanne will bring out the flavours of the foie gras. A rich, mineral white wine ideal for your festive meals!

To accompany and enhance smoked salmon blinis, we recommend white wines with flinty aromas, specific to the granitic terroirs of the Saint-Joseph appellation. The flagship of the Saint-Joseph appellation, our white Sélection Parcellaire Les Granits is the perfect match. With its minerality and delicate floral notes of honeysuckle and lily, this wine offers remarkable balance and a subtly spicy finish that will give you an unforgettable Taste experience.

Do you love oysters and seafood platters? We recommand our Riesling Via Saint-Jacques Schieferkopf to bring out the best in these seafood dishes. On the nose, this white wine reveals aromas of citrus fruit, spices and pineapple. On the palate, the frank acidity and saline finish are a perfect match for the iodised taste of the oysters. 

For a more sophisticated starter, you can opt for a scallop carpaccio with citrus zest. This starter will delight your taste buds with the delicacy and tenderness of the scallop meat. Our Sélection Parcellaire Les Infirmières from Château des Ferrages is a delicious, rich wine with good acidity that lends itself perfectly to this match. The Clairette expresses complex aromas of stone fruit and citrus, enhanced by mineral notes that will magnify your starter. 

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