A Wine for Every Dish: Taste the diversity of Roussillon Wines
New York, NY, March 8th 2016 – Ranging from its dry and fruit-driven styles to more intense sweet and aromatic styles, Roussillon Wines offer the perfect palette of high-quality red, white and rosé wines that come in handy for all of Easter celebrations. From classic appetizers and main dishes to beloved desserts, Roussillon’s wine selection will help pair America’s favorite meals.
“There are few occasions in life in which Roussillon wine will not perfectly accompany, Easter is no exception. Most people I know dine on roast spring lamb and if I were invited to their dinner I would be bringing a wine from Roussillon.”
Caleb Ganzer, Head Sommelier at Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels, New York
Let the festivities begin
Welcome your guests with appetizers and dry wines. The combination of light foods and the high acidity in dry wines stimulates the palate without stuffing your guests.
We recommend:
- IGP Côtes catalanes, Les Vignerons de Tautavel, ‘Le Cirque’ blanc
Dinnertime
Lamb and Cotes du Roussillon is a classic pair. Both have an earthy, rustic quality. But you can also try elegant wines from smaller appellations with a good ageing potential.
We recommend:
- Côtes du Roussillon Château Planères, Cuvée Chantail
- Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspres, Gérard Bertrand, ‘Les Aspres Grand Terroir’
- Côtes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France, Chapoutier, Domaine de Bila Haut, ‘Occultum Lapidem’
Baked ham can be easily associated with a red, rosé or even a rich white.
We recommend:
- Côtes du Roussillon Domaine Lafage, ‘Cuvée centenaire’
- IGP Côtes catalanes, Orin Swift, Department D66, ‘Fragile’
- IGP Côtes catalanes, Penya, Red
Desserts, everyone’s favorite part of the meal:
For the sweet tooth: pair fortified sweet wines with decadent desserts to balance out sweet flavors.
We Recommend:
- AOP Maury, Domaine Thuvenin Calvet
- AOP Banyuls Rimage, Domaine La Tour Vieille
About Wines of Roussillon
Shaped like an amphitheater and nestled in the South of France between Spain, the Mediterranean Sea, the Pyrenees & the Corbières Mountains, Roussillon is known for its diversity of wines & terroirs. The region’s unique geology and microclimates allows each of the 23 authorized grape varieties to reach its fullest expression in these soils. Bringing together a small community of 2,200 (young) winemakers, 25 cooperative cellars & 345 private ones, the sunniest region of France produced, in 2014, 19M gallons (almost 98 million bottles, less than 1% of world wine production). With its unique patchwork of soils, Roussillon offers a diverse range of wines in all colors (14 PDOs & 3PGIs) including dry still wines and Vins Doux Naturels [Fortified Sweet Wines). The United States is now the fifth largest export market (in volume) for dry wines and the first export market for Fortified Sweet Wines outside the EU. Most of the region’s exports are dry red & rosé wines (87%), followed by Vins Doux Naturels (8%) and dry white wines (5%). www.winesofroussillon.com/
