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Which wines to pair with my Christmas dinner?

Discover our tips on the best Food and wine pairing for your festive meals! The festive season is fast approaching, and it's not always easy to choose the right wines to enjoy with your meals. Here you'll find all our advice on fine wines to match your favorite dishes, aperitifs and desserts for the festive season! We wish you a pleasant New Year's Eve and the very best for 2020! Happy reading & tasting ;).

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THE BEST WINES TO ACCOMPANY YOUR APERITIF

Best aperitif wines

Let's start with the aperitif. This is a crucial moment in your evening, because the best way to perfect your tasting is to give your palate a certain order. The perfect aperitif during your festive meals is to choose bubbles first! A good champagne will be your best ally! It's festive, traditional, and will wake up your taste buds! But that's not all! We can also recommend white and red wines to match your aperitifs:

Which wines go with caviar?

A brilliant, luxurious dish, often paired with highly alcoholic beverages such as vodka, which bring out the iodized flavors of caviar. You can also go for grand Champagne. Our tips for choosing Champagne :

A great Champagne aperitif will delight your taste buds.

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Which wines go with foie gras?

Some people think that foie gras must be paired with a sweet white or other sweet wine. The problem is that your taste buds are likely to be overloaded. As a result, you'll have many divine flavors clashing in your mouth, and the risk is that you won't appreciate these dishes at their true value. We advise you to choose a tannic red wine such as a Bordeauxpowerful as a Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Here are our wine selections for your enjoyment:

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Which wines go with smoked salmon?

Salmon is a popular choice for festive meals! A quality choice for a successful meal. It's also a bold choice of dish, so you should choose a wine to compensate for its boldness. Choose a crisp, dry white wine with low acidity. Burgundy will do just fine at this stage of the meal:

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THE BEST WINES TO ACCOMPANY YOUR STARTERS

best wines to accompany your starter

Then the starter makes its entrance. We continue with a dry white wine, to be served well chilled. It's the perfect accompaniment to your starters, fusing perfectly with your oysters and letting you feel all the sweetness of your langoustines. This winning result is bound to work, provided the choice of products is a winner too!

That's why our wine merchant recommends this selection of white wines for your Christmas appetizers:

Wines for oysters

Since oysters are an essential part of almost every festive meal, we've put together a selection of wines that go perfectly with their iodized flavors. A dry white wine from Bordeaux or Alsace, or a champagne, will go wonderfully well with your oysters, here's the selection:

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Which wines are right for crab, lobster and langoustines?

When it comes to good crab, master lobster, tasty langouste and divine langoustines, let's go for the aromas! Their distinctive, fine texture deserves to be paired with a characterful, highly aromatic white wine:

 

THE BEST WINES TO ACCOMPANY YOUR MAIN COURSES

best christmas flat wines

Wines for capons

There's nothing like a good wine to accompany the famous Christmas capon! A Chablis white wine will do the trick, and even a Mersault. The flesh of this precious bird is tender and delicate, so a fruity, but not overpowering wine will be well suited to this tasting.

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Wines for duck and pigeon?

To enjoy your duck or pigeon at its best, we recommend you opt for a powerful, spicy, smoky, tannic red wine.

Bordeaux :

Burgundy Côte de Nuits :

Northern Rhône :

Which wines go with beef?

Christmas beef is tender and juicy. Red wines with their tannins, especially when young, go perfectly with beef blood. Ideally, choose powerful wines with pronounced tannins:

Bordeaux :

Provence :

Northern Rhône :

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Discover our Christmas selection!

Find all our Christmas wines in the holiday selection on Comptoir des Millésimes

 

 

Comptoir des Millésimes is the place to go if you're looking for an exceptional bottle to enhance your Christmas meals. Here's why this site stands out, and a few tips for choosing the best vintage.

Solid guarantees for an experience you can trust

  1. A rigorous selection Comptoir des Millésimes : Comptoir des Millésimes offers a catalog exclusively made up of prestigious wines, direct from the wineries. This guarantees the authenticity and quality of the bottles. Some bottles also come from the cellars of private individuals with a passion for grands crus; each bottle is appraised.
  2. Rare and sought-after vintages : Here you'll find exceptional vintages, perfect for special occasions like the festive season.
  3. Perfect preservation : Wines are stored in optimal conditions, ensuring their preservation right up to your table.
  4. Fast, secure delivery : We take great care to ensure that your bottles arrive intact and in time for Christmas.
  5. Transparent customer reviews Thousands of enthusiasts share their feedback, helping to guide your choice.

 

Don't hesitate to post your questions about other dishes from your prestigious festive meals in the comments.

We'll be happy to advise you on the best bottles to suit your tastes and those of your guests, of course!

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