Pairings
What loves what.
A working list, not a commandment. Match weight, match acid, or match the sauce — then ask the sommelier if the table is still arguing.
Cheese
Goat cheese
Tangy, lactic, often with herbs. Sancerre exists largely for this moment.
- Sancerre / Loire Sauvignon
The pairing textbooks are written about.
- Chenin Blanc
When the cheese is aged or honeyed.
- Dry Provençal rosé
For a chèvre salad in the sun.
- Sancerre / Loire Sauvignon