Wines that pair with
Aggregated across 5 related dishes — most-paired wines first.
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Red · Light · Dry
Burgundy's most temperamental grape, but the rewards are real — translucent ruby with a perfumed lift of red cherry, forest floor, and clove. Silken tannins and bright acid make it the most versatile red on the table; serve cool, around 58°F.
Works with Duck Terrine · Duck Liver Terrine · Wild Duck & Fig Terrine +1 more Duck Terrine · Duck Liver Terrine · Wild Duck & Fig Terrine · Duck Terrine With Rhubarb And Preserved Lemon Relish
Red · Medium · Dry
Pinot Noir (red) or Chardonnay (white) from the world's most expensive dirt. Translucent, perfumed, ethereal at the top of the hierarchy; honest and pleasant lower down. Drink slowly, with reverence.
Works with Duck Liver Terrine · Duck Foie Gras Terrine · Wild Duck & Fig Terrine
White · Light · Dry
Citrus, cut grass, and a wire of acid. Marlborough makes it loudest; Sancerre makes it most refined. Either way, it cuts cleanly through goat cheese, herbs, and anything with shellfish.
Works with Duck Liver Terrine · Duck Foie Gras Terrine · Wild Duck & Fig Terrine
Sparkling · Light · Dry
Méthode champenoise from the most chalk-rich corner of France — fine bubbles, brioche, lemon zest, and a finish that goes on for half a minute. The wine for anything fried, salty, or special.
Works with Duck Terrine · Duck Foie Gras Terrine
White · Medium · Dry
The most-planted white grape and the most chameleon-like. Crisp and steely from Chablis; rich, oaky, and tropical from California. Read the label, then match the style to the dish.
Works with Duck Liver Terrine · Wild Duck & Fig Terrine
Red · Medium · Dry
The blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvèdre that fills every wine list in France for a reason — friendly, peppery, slightly rustic, made to wash down anything from grilled vegetables to lamb stew.
Works with Duck Foie Gras Terrine · Wild Duck & Fig Terrine
Red · Full · Dry
The classical red blend — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and friends — from southwest France. Black currant, cedar, tobacco; serious structure; rewards patience and decanting.
Why it works with Duck Foie Gras Terrine
Tannin and structure for hearty French classics — roasts, daubes, anything with reduction sauces.
Shorthand most often for Pinot Noir — light-bodied, perfumed red wine with cherry and earth. Burgundy's most temperamental and rewarding grape.
Why it works with Duck Terrine
pinot rise and Duck Terrine make a workable pairing — taste, adjust, enjoy.
Rosé · Light · Dry
Provence's gift to summer — dry, pale, faintly strawberry-and-citrus, with low alcohol and crisp acid. Made to drink cold, with food, in the shade.
Why it works with Duck Liver Terrine
Dry rosé bridges poultry across preparations — grilled, roasted, sauced.
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