What wine to serve with oysters?
Oysters and wine: the smell of New Year's Eve
The closer the end of the year gets, the more oysters naturally arrive on our dinner tables. They are a classic of Christmas and New Year's Eve. They can be eaten in different forms and therefore the wine accompaniments can vary.
How to cook your oysters for Christmas?
Hot or cold, we love both versions! Just opened, fresh, with a garlic sauce and why not lemon, it is a timeless classic and surely unequalled. But you can also try oysters au gratin in the oven, with cheese, leek or herb butter; the possibilities are wide! On this basis, try it, test it, let your creativity run wild... and enjoy yourself!
What wine to serve with oysters?
Classic pairing with oysters
The most classic pairing to sublimate the particular texture and iodized taste of oysters is of course to choose a dry, mineral white wine with iodized notes. Go for a muscadet, it will go very well with oysters. It should give you a very nice acidity in the mouth. For warm oysters and gratin, a Chablis or a aligoté can be very interesting!
Champagne or cider with oysters!
If you like novelty and testing new wine and oyster combinations, these few lines are for you! Don't hesitate to taste a dry cider (brut) with your oysters, the match is perfect! Champagne also represents a very good possibility of gustatory agreement. The natural acidity of a sparkling wine will perfectly underline the subtle flavours of the oysters: ideally, opt for an extra brut blanc de blanc champagne, its tension will go well with the oysters.
Find here our selection of natural wines, ciders and champagnes that will perfectly match your oysters for your meal or by clicking on the image below.
A natural wine for your festive meal!
Would you like advice on which wine to choose for your different dishes? Let our selection of natural wines at Petites Caves be your guide ! Use our filters to select our wines by colour, by region or by food pairing. Our sommelier Tom and his team of wine selectors will help you make the right choice and above all make great discoveries: our wines are natural, sometimes without sulphites, in order to respect the aromas of the grapes as much as possible. All the winemakers we have selected work with passion to offer you wines that will seduce wine lovers!
For your Christmas and New Year's meals, discover also our special Boxes for the holidays ! Lovers of white, red, champagne or for a complete meal: starter/main course/dessert, you are sure to find a Box of natural wine corresponding to your desires! Click here
