What wine to choose with mussels marinière?

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Let's face it, there are a multitude of ways to prepare mussels, but here we've chosen the best-known of them all. Mussels à la Marinière. This is a sauce based on shallots and white wine. Many add aromatic herbs to complete the preparation. When tasted, the dish is rather light and not very spicy. You'll want to kick it up a notch with a crisp, dry white wine! I recommend... Read more

Which wine goes best with duck confit?

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Welcome to Comptoir des Millésimes. Today, we're bringing you a new food and wine pairing guide to help you make the best possible match. And we're going to tell you all about duck confit in wine sauce. Confit means gourmet. Duck confit in wine sauce is often richly flavored, gourmet and accompanied by shallots. To accompany this dish, the wine must have both sufficient character to match the... Read more

What to drink with veal paupiettes?

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Food & wine pairing: Veal Paupiettes Veal Paupiettes! A great-great-great-grandmother's recipe! Recipes for paupiettes can be found in cookery books dating back to 1742, making this a traditional French dish that everyone should be familiar with. Apart from the fact that paupiettes could be found in restaurants, they were mainly made to finish off the previous day's leftovers. The principle is quite simple: stuff a... Read more

What wine to drink with Risotto?

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Risotto is moist, tasty, a dish in its own right, not just a risotto accompaniment. This dish is a sensation, a texture in the mouth with many different tastes depending on the rice and recipe chosen. What wine to drink with risotto? De On tells you all about these food and wine pairings. > Find the best wines for risotto on Comptoir des Millésimes Pair a wine with other risotto recipes Traditional Italian dish,... Read more

Which wine goes best with blanquette de veau?

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blanquette de veau wine pairing
Welcome to Comptoir des Millésimes, the blog! Today, we're going to talk about food and wine pairings. Here are our top tips for pairing your blanquette de veau with a great wine. Find our great wines at the best prices on the site! Which wines to serve with blanquette de veau? Blanquette de veau is a traditional French dish based on veal marinated and simmered in a white wine broth, carrots, leeks, onions and... Read more

What wine to drink with coq au riesling?

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Welcome to the Comptoir des Millésimes blog. Find all our wine and food pairing guides. Order your rare wines at the best price on the site. Coq au Riesling A classic of French cuisine, coq au Riesling is a dish based on marinated rooster and cream, with mushrooms and a drop of cognac. On the palate, it's a dish with character that should be paired with a rich, silky wine. If you'd like to... Read more

POUILLY-FUMÉ WINES

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Known the world over! Not to be confused with its namesake Pouilly-Fuissé, which comes from Burgundy. Pouilly-Fumé comes from the Loire region and is made from Sauvignon grapes. The wine can be produced in seven communes: Pouilly-sur-Loire, Saint-Andelain, Tracy-sur-Loire, Mesves-sur-Loire, Garchy, Saint-Martin-sur-Nohain and Saint-Laurent-l'Abbaye. > Order great Loire wines The etymology of its name is explained by its origin, as the heart of the appellation is located in the commune of Pouilly-sur-Loire, and the... Read more

Nuits-Saint-Georges food and wine pairings

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The wines of Nuits-Saint-Georges Nuits-Saint-Georges is a small Burgundy appellation, located in the Côte de Nuits. The appellation was validated in 1936, the first year AOCs were created. Produced in the two communes of Nuits-Saint-Georges and Prémeaux, the appellation covers 307 hectares, the vast majority of which are devoted to red wines (97% of production is red wine). The distinctive feature of Nuits-Saint-Georges wines is that they do not produce a Grand Cru, but only... Read more