Which wine to drink with raclette ?
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Which wine to drink with raclette ?

As soon as the first cold weather arrives, you dream of cocooning, of relaxing and indulging. Your eyes shine at the idea of a wood fire and good friendly and comforting dishes such as fondue or raclette?

To better savor these moments, it is better to respect the food and wine pairing. Before taking your fondue pot or raclette machine out of the cupboard, follow our advice... So, which wine to drink with a fondue or a raclette?

Wine & cheese pairing

White wine is the best idea to accompany melted cheese. Choose a white wine that is not too dry, but with a nice freshness like the Pinot Blanc Classic. The idea is that the wine should have enough roundness (i.e. voluptuousness) to match the fatness of the cheese. If the wine is too harsh, too dry and mineral, it will seem harsh next to this full-bodied dish. Nevertheless, it is nice if the wine keeps enough freshness, and therefore a nice acidity, to "rinse" the mouth, to refresh it and thus counterbalance the richness of the melted cheese.

Even if white wine seems to be the best option, it may not be to everyone's taste. In this case, we can find a few suggestions for red wines. The ideal is to propose a red wine that is not very tannic and also quite "round" and fruity, such as the Pinot Noir Classicfor exactly the same reasons as for white.

And if you accompany your dish with charcuterie?

Most of the time, the gourmets pour the melted cheese not only on potatoes but also on cold cuts. White hams, Grisons meat, dried hams... are invited on the table to complement the cheese and potatoes. The addition of these delicatessen specialties requires a fresh and light white wine, with a discreet fruitiness like the Sylvaner Classicor a full-bodied red wine, such asLe Rouge Charpenté100% Pinot Noir, from the Hopla By Bestheim range.

An unexpected wine pairing

You can also make a raclette with munster cheese! Yes, yes! Often shunned by delicate palates because of its strong smell, themunsterThis is a cheese with a lot of character, but in reality it is much milder than it seems. Star of thecheese boardsIt can be tasted with seeds ofcumin.But themunster also works wonders in a hot version,directly sliced on potatoes. At this time, we can't resist the mythical couple "Munster-Gewurztraminer" by opening a good bottle of Gewurztraminer Classicof Bestheim!

Have a good tasting!

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Pinot Blanc
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Pinot Noir
AOC Alsace
Sylvaner
AOC Alsace