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What wine with raclette?

Food and wine pairing · classic benchmarks: the preparation and your taste come first.

Raclette, fondue, tartiflette: melted cheese in quantity. The golden rule is local: a dry, lively mountain white that cuts the fat instead of adding to it. On the red side, a light Savoie red (Mondeuse) or a Gamay does the job.

White

Lively and alpine: Jacquère and Altesse were born for melted cheese.

• Vin de Savoie
• Roussette de Savoie
• Arbois
• Côtes du Jura

Red

Light, fresh, low in tannin; serve slightly chilled.

• Vin de Savoie
• Beaujolais
• Brouilly

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.

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