Wine with foie gras and pâté
Sweet
Foie gras is rich and silky. Sauternes is the classic pairing; sweet Riesling and Tokaji do the same job.
11 rated grapes match foie gras and pâté.
Grapes
Most known first- Gewürztraminerlychee, rose, spiceFull body
Low acidity - Muscadellegrapey, floral, honey, a sweet blenderMedium body
Medium acidity - Vidal Blancfruity, honeyed, an ice wine starMedium body
High acidity - Boalmedium sweet, smoky, caramel, as MadeiraFull body
High acidity - Kövérszőlőfat, honeyed, botrytis TokajFull body
Low acidity - Petit Mansengsweet Jurancon, pineapple, racyMedium body
Very high acidity - Picolitrare dessert white, honey, apricotFull body
Medium acidity - Verduzzohoney, tannic for a white, RamandoloMedium body
Medium acidity - Albalongasweet Franconian crossing, apricotMedium body
High acidity - Amigneapricot, tangerine, rich ValaisFull body
Low acidity - Zétahoneyed, botrytis prone, Tokaj blenderMedium body
Medium acidity
Sources
The pairings and the style profiles are our own assessment. Grape facts on the linked pages come from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0).