What wine for aperitif?
Food and wine pairing · classic benchmarks: the preparation and your taste come first.
Open the appetite without saturating the palate: that is the whole art of the aperitif. Bubbles first, crisp whites and dry rosés next; keep the powerful wines for the table.
Sparkling
Bubbles please everyone, and crémants offer superb value.
White
Crisp, dry, unoaked: it goes with olives, gougères and tapas.
Rosé
The summer option par excellence, served well chilled.
How to use these pairings
A good pairing balances the dish and the wine: neither should dominate. The suggestions above are proven classics for the category, not rules: the preparation, the sauce and your taste matter more. When in doubt, the regional pairing (the wine from the dish's homeland) rarely fails.
What about your cellar?
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