What to drink with roast veal?

We often forget it, but roast veal is often an excellent alternative to roast beef, which is just as good. It’s perfect for an evening with friends.

Like most French meats, it goes well with all kinds of sauces! And where there’s sauce, there’s preparation…and where there’s preparation, there’s wine. Are you following? It’s the preparation of the veal roast that will determine the choice of wine. There’s nothing particularly complicated about the recipe for a veal roast; it’s mainly a matter of getting the cooking time right.

What wine goes well with plain roast veal:

A Saumur-Champigny from the Loire
A Côtes de Bordeaux
A Fronsac from Bordeaux
A Monthélie from Burgundy
An Auxey-Duresses from Burgundy
A Morey-Saint-Denis from Burgundy

Light, fruity red wines with low tannin levels.

What wine goes well with veal Orloff:

A white Côtes-du-Jura Chardonnay
A Saint-Peray Côtes du Rhône white
A white Crozes-Hermitage from the Côtes du Rhône
A red Sancerre from the Loire
A red Brouilly from the Beaujolais region
A red Savigny-lès-Beaune from Burgundy

Full-bodied white wines are perfect for pairing with meat and cheese. Which wine would you choose to go with a veal roast?

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