As we roll into summer, everything social begins to migrate outdoors. Folks get together to enjoy dinners, drinkies and social gatherings while sitting on decks, on picnic blankets or under umbrellas. And summer is also when rosé makes its way out to the ice bucket and into glasses.
With its bright fruity flavour, rosé just seems to fit in seamlessly at every sunshine-fuelled occasion. From garden parties to picnics and barbecues, sunshine, rosé and the outdoors simply blend well.
So, if you’re looking to elevate any gathering this summer, serving rosé and oysters together is pretty much guaranteed to do it.
Rosé can lift oysters
Oysters are delicious ‘naked’. There’s no doubt. Many believe that eating oysters raw is truly the best way to experience their full flavour and savour their natural brininess, sweetness, and delicate texture. But rosé can help the oyster’s taste linger. Rosé can highlight the various briny flavours, and because rosé is always sippable and is sometimes bubbly, it is a terrific match for the freshness of raw oysters.
Rosé or “sunshine-in-a-glass” as it is touted can be the perfect accompaniment to oysters and a terrific way to enjoy a summer meal.
Oysters on the half shell with rosé mignonette
Ingredients
- 2 dozen Mahurangi oysters shucked
- 1/2 cup sparkling rosé
- 2 shallots minced
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- Ice for serving
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine the rosé, shallots, vinegar and pepper.
- The mignonette should be served chilled it will happily keep in the refrigerator for up to 6 hours.
Notes
Eating oysters is good for you and the planet
Remember, raw oysters are exceptionally good for you. They’re full of nutrients and vitamins and they’re low in calories. A super-food for both the body and the palate and you’ll be saving the planet.
The oyster of choice
Thanks to our careful husbandry and intelligent market selection, our plump Pacific oysters have become the oyster of choice in the Auckland restaurant scene and are exported in large numbers to Pacific Rim countries.
Feel free to contact us directly should you want more information. As a family business, we are very proud of what we produce and sell – and we only sell the best.