French tasting ideas


Dishes with their wines, savoury and sweet, strong-flavoured cheese with delicate desserts...
Here are a few ideas for combining the specialities of Franche-Comté and making daring culinary alliances!

 

Morbier and floral white wines

The floral white wines, mostly Chardonnay, are a perfect match for a 3-month Morbier. To the nose, the milky, creamy aromas of the second blend harmoniously with the buttery, brioche ...

Comté and distinctive whites

The distinctive whites, typically chardonnay and savagnin grown under Flor, are the natural accompaniment for comté. When you bring them together, you witness first the explosion ...

Mont d’Or and Rubis du Jura

Red wines are what are needed for the perfect accompaniment to Mont d’Or. The spruce circle gives the cheese a set of complex aromas which are quite unique, and which will go ...

Upper Jura Blue and Straw Wine

There is no common link between these two products, of course! But there are sometimes marriages where the key to happiness resides in the complementarity rather than the similarity. ...

Munster and Jura Macvin

Have you ever head about M&M, Franche-Comté style? It is the name of a mighty struggle of flavours that will delight any gourmet. Squaring up to each other are two powerful ...

Pike-perch and Pinot Noir

The firm flesh of the pike-perch is a perfect accompaniment to the Franche-Comté Pinot Noir Vin de Pays, with its hints of silky tannins and delicate red berries. The firmness ...

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Comté House

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On the Comté Trail

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The Jura Wine Road

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