The holidays are just around the corner, and so are gargantuan meals. But how do you match the right wine with the right food? How do you surprise your guests?
Bordeaux wines offer you a site to help you in this process: http: //www.bordeaux.com/fr/artdevivre/accords-mets-vins, you can also define your taster profile (classic, discovery, original) with this little Quiz: http: //www.bordeaux.com/fr/quiz-accords-mets-vins
We did the test ourselves during a dinner at Le Paradis. For each course, three different wines were suggested to help us better appreciate the pairings.
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Foie gras, passion, coffee
Crémant de Bordeaux Lateyron
Seine Bay scallops, celery and hazelnut mousseline
Classic: Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux, Château des Tourtes 2012
Discovery: Entre-deux-Mers, Château Landereau 2012
Original : Cadillac, Château les Tourelles 2009
Sea bass, mini risotto, saffron mousse
Classic: Graves white, Château Brondelle 2011
Discovery: Moulis-en Médoc, Château Guitignan 2009
Original : Cadillac, Château les Tourelles 2009
Rack of pork, orange carrot, spinach and black sesame
Classic: Bordeaux Supérieur, Roques Mauriac 2010
Discovery: Médoc, Château Saint-Hilaire 2009
Original : Graves white, château Brondelle 2011
All chocolate
Classic: Sainte Croix du Mont, Château Crabitan Bellevue 2009
Discovery: Loupiac, Château Loupiac Gaudiet 2010
Original : Moulis-en Médoc, Château Guitignan 2009
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