
Different dishes will match the four families of Champagne wines depending on how they are prepared and cooked.
Champagne wines with Body
Lobster, Langoustine, Scallops
In a white sauce.
Duck or goose foie gras
Uncooked served with toast.
Salmon
Heavily smoked, served with rye bread. Steamed or cooked with a salt crust.
Cooked in pastry.
Poultry, geese, pigeon, duck
With a rich stuffing (chicken livers, foie gras, chestnuts, …).
Meat and game
As a general rule, any game dish accompanied by mushrooms and chestnuts.
Winter fruits
As a purée, cooked with spices, in a tart or in pastry.
Champagne wines with Heart
Duck or goose foie gras
Uncooked served on toasted brioche.
Cold served with caramelised vegetables.Hot served with fruit (apples, grapes, rhubarb).
Steamed or with a herby vinaigrette. Served with green vegetables: artichokes, Swiss chard or cabbage.
Salmon
Lightly smoked served with blinis and crème fraîche.
Poultry, geese, pigeon, duck
Basted in honey or maple syrup.
Rolled in spices: curry, cinnamon, saffron.
Red fruits
In mousses, tarts and fruit soups.
Champagne wines with Spirit
Oysters
Natural and chilled. In aspic or covered in crushed ice and sea-water
Shellfish
Steamed like dim sum infused with herbs. In tempura.
Duck or goose foie gras
Steamed or with a herby vinaigrette.
Served with green vegetables: artichokes, Swiss chard or cabbage.
Goose foie gras
Uncooked or spiked with fresh truffles.
Salmon
Marinated with fresh herbs. Served as a carpaccio.
Cut into thin strips and placed in a salad. As sushi
Poultry, geese, pigeon, duck
Cold in aspic. Served as a cold meat with a hot gravy.
Citrus fruits
In mousses, soufflés, tarts, sorbets and salads..
Champagne wines with Soul
Caviar
On its own, in salads or cooked as part of a dish
Homard, Langouste, Langoustine, Saint-Jacques
A la nage.
Volaille, oie, chapon, pigeon, canard
Rôties au naturel ou à la truffe.


