Food and wine pairing

Subcategories

• Aperitifs

  How to choose the right champagne for an aperitif: Brut, Blanc de Blancs, Rosé or Extra Brut...
  What is the ideal champagne?

• Inputs

  Although champagne is often served as an aperitif, or even with dessert (to follow an uninspired tradition...), it rarely accompanies an entire meal. And yet, it's a wine that, unlike any other, can be happily paired with a wide range of appetizers. At the table, champagne is distinguished from other wines not by its palette of flavors (although champagnes made from pinot noir and/or meunier grapes offer nuances undetectable elsewhere), but by its bubbles, which play an essential role in pairing.

• Dishes

  Blanc de Blancs champagnes are the perfect match for fish, seafood, poultry and white meat sauces. Its delicacy is particularly well-suited to freshwater fish such as trout. However, care must be taken when serving delicate fish without a special sauce, as the bubbles of champagne can be too pronounced, even embarrassing.

• Cheeses

  Champagne used to be considered too sophisticated to accompany cheese.
  But it's a wonderful pairing that can be grandiose!

• Dessert

  During the Christmas season, many people enjoy eating Yule logs, a traditional dessert. Some people enjoy the traditional citrus and red fruit flavors, while others prefer exotic fruit versions. There's even a caramelized Yule log to choose from. Those who opt for this treat usually choose to pair it with rosé champagnes, a fruity, flowery drink that goes well with all Yule log options.