Wine and Food pairing: How to Pair Wine and Christmas capon ?

The Capon is one of the traditional Christmas dishes. Capon is a poultry. It has a tender, delicate, fondant and tasty flesh. It’s fattier than other poultry.

The Capon is traditionally cooked with a stuffing (chestnuts, foie gras, morels, porcini mushrooms, chanterelles, truffles, dried fruit or apple). It can also be roasted, braised or poached.

A few tips: Don’t forget to baste (with the juice) several times during the cooking process to give to the Capon a nice golden color and a crispy skin. A slow cooking process will give the full aroma. The cooking time will depend on the weight ot the Capon.

Below there are some Wine & Food Pairing suggestions to match with eight different Capon recipes.

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Capon with chestnut stuffing ? 

• Chablis 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault – Burgundy (white)
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Rhône (white)
• Morgon – Beaujolais (red)
• Chinon – Loire (red)
• Bourgueil – Loire (red)
• Chiroubles – Beaujolais (red)
• Côtes du Marmandais – South West (red)
• Saint-Emilion – Bordeaux (red)
• Saint-Emilion Grand Cru – Bordeaux (red)
• Moulin à Vent – Beaujolais (red)
• Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil – Loire (rouge)
• Chinon – Loire (red)
• Saumur-Champigny – Loire (red)
• Bourgogne Côte Saint-Jacques – Burgundy (red)
• Margaux – Bordeaux (red). Choose wines that are already several years old
• Pomerol – Bordeaux (red). Choose wines that are already several years old
• Chambolle-Musigny 1^er Cru – Burgundy (red)
• Saint-Julien – Bordeaux (red)
• Lalande-de-Pomerol – Bordeaux (red)
• Volnay 1^er Cru – Burgundy (red)
• Marsannay – Burgundy (rosé)
• Bandol – Provence (rosé)
• Collioure – Languedoc Roussillon (rosé)
• Sparkling Wine, Napa Valley – California (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine, Carneros – California (sparkling, white)
• Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Capon with Foie Gras stuffing ?

• Saint-Emilion Grand Cru – Bordeaux (red)
• Saint-Emilion – Bordeaux (red)
• Margaux – Bordeaux (red)
• Saint-Julien – Bordeaux (red)
• Saint-Estèphe – Bordeaux (red)
• Puisseguin Saint-Emilion – Bordeaux (red)
• Pauillac – Bordeaux (red)
• Pomerol – Bordeaux (red)
• Charmes-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Chambertin Clos de Bèze – Burgundy (red)
• Chapelle-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Clos de Vougeot – Burgundy (red)
• Volnay 1^er Cru – Burgundy (red)
• Bonnes-Mares – Burgundy (red)
• Ladoix – Burgundy (white)
• Pernand-Vergelesses – Burgundy (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Chassagne-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Côtes du Rhône Villages Sablet – Rhône (white)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (white)
• Graves – Bordeaux (white)
• Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux – Bordeaux (white)
• Côtes du Jura – Jura (white)
• Aloxe – Corton – Burgundy (white)
• Riesling, Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Riesling, Alsace Grand Cru – Alsace (white)
• Riesling, Mosel, Saar, Ruwer – Germany (white)
• Dry Riesling, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes – New York (white)
• Riesling, Martinborough – New-Zealand (white)
• Sparkling Wine, Napa Valley – California (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine, Carneros – California (sparkling, white)
• Cadillac – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Loupiac – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Sauternes – Bordeaux (sweet)
• …

NB :  If you make the choice to add a little bit of ginger bread in the stuffing you will have the possibility to pair the Capon with Gewurztraminer wines from Alsace (France) or from Finger Lakes (New York).

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Capon with dried fruits stuffing ?  

• Fixin – Burgundy (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Musigny Grand Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Chardonnay, Sonoma – California (white)
• Riesling, Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Riesling, Keuka Lake – Finger Lakes, New York (white)
• Marsannay – Burgundy (red)
• Collioure – Languedoc Roussillon (red)
• Les Baux de Provence – Provence (red)
• Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Barsac – Bordeaux (sweet)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a creamy Capon ?   

• Côtes de Provence – Provence (white)
• Coteaux d’Aix en Provence – Provence (white)
• Ajaccio – Corsica (white)
• Chablis – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Pouilly-Fuissé – Burgundy (white)
• Nuits-Saint-Georges – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault – Burgundy (white)
• Arbois – Jura (white)
• L’Etoile – Jura (white)
• Côtes de Duras – South West (white)
• Irouléguy – South West (white)
• Mâcon – Burgundy (white)
• Mâcon-Villages – Burgundy (white)
• Mercurey – Burgundy (white)
• Rully – Burgundy (white)
• Beaune – Burgundy (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Pernand-Vergelesses – Burgundy (white)
• Côtes du Jura, Vin Jaune – Jura (vin jaune / yellow wine)
• Arbois Pupillin, Vin Jaune – Jura (vin jaune / yellow wine)
• Champagne – Champagne (pétillant, blanc)
• Sparkling Wine, Finger Lakes – New York (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine, Napa Valley – California (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Capon with orange ?  

• Chablis – Burgundy (white)
• Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux – Bordeaux (white)
• Tursan – South West (white)
• Côtes du Rhône – Rhône (white)
• Côtes du Rhône Villages – Rhône (white)
• Chablis – Burgundy (white)
• Sauternes – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Cadillac – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Riesling, Late Harvest, Alsace – Alsace (sweet)
• Riesling, Late Harvest, Seneca Lake – Finger Lakes (sweet)
• Bonnezeaux – Loire (liquoreux)
• Fronton – South West (red)
• Bergerac – South West (red)
• Côtes de Duras – South West (red)
• Côtes de Bergerac – South West (red)
• Côtes du Rhône Villages – Rhône (red)
• Côtes du Roussillon Villages – Languedoc Roussillon (red)
• Côtes du Roussillon – Languedoc Roussillon (red)
• Saint Saturnin – Languedoc Roussillon (red)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Capon with porcini mushrooms stuffing ?  

• Romanée-Conti – Burgundy (red)
• Romanée-Saint-Vivant – Burgundy (red)
• La Tâche – Burgundy (red)
• Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Latricières-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Mazoyères-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Chapelle-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Charmes-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Mazis-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Ruchottes-Chambertin – Burgundy (red)
• Echezeaux – Burgundy (red)
• Richebourg – Burgundy (red)
• Clos de Vougeot – Burgundy (red)
• Corton – Burgundy (red)
• Musigny – Burgundy (red)
• Clos Saint-Denis – Burgundy (red)
• Volnay Premier Cru – Burgundy (red)
• Haut-Médoc – Bordeaux (red)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (red)
• Graves – Bordeaux (red)
• Pomerol – Bordeaux (red)
• Saint-Julien – Bordeaux (red)
• Margaux – Bordeaux (red)
• Châteauneuf du pape – Rhône (white)
• Côtes du Jura – Jura (white)
• Hermitage – Jura (white)
• Meursault – Burgundy (white)
• Saint Joseph – Rhône (white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Capon with morels stuffing ?

• Corton-Charlemagne – Burgundy (white)
• Bâtard-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Charlemagne – Burgundy (white)
• Beaune 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Ladoix – Burgundy (white)
• Chassagne-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Musigny – Burgundy (white)
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Rhône (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (white)
• Graves – Bordeaux (white)
• Limoux – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Arbois – Jura (white)
• L’Etoile – Jura (white)
• Chardonnay, Willamette Valley – Oregon (white)
• Chardonnay, Applegate Valley – Oregon (white)
• Chardonnay, Columbia Valley – Washington State (white)
• Chardonnay, Mendocino County – California (white)
• Chardonnay, Sonoma – California (white)
• L’Etoile, vin jaune – Jura (vin jaune / yellow wine)
• Côtes du Jura, vin jaune – Jura (vin jaune / yellow wine)
• Château-Chalon, vin jaune – Jura (vin jaune / yellow wine)
• Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Grand Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Capon with Périgord black truffle ?

• Richebourg – Burgundy (red)
• Romanée Saint Vivant – Burgundy (red)
• Vosne-Romanée – Burgundy (red)
• Côtes-Rôtie – Rhône (red)
• Hermitage – Rhône (red)
• Pomerol – Bordeaux (red)
• Saint-Emilion – Bordeaux (red)
• Morgon – Beaujolais (red)
• Merlot, Sonoma – California (red)
• Merlot, Napa Valley – California (red)
• Merlot, Mendocino – California (red)
• Chianti Classico – Toscana (red)
• Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley – Oregon (rouge)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Meursault – Burgundy (white)
• Fixin – Burgundy (white)
• Marsannay – Burgundy (white)
• Vintage Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• …

NB : Truffle is a powerful mushroom. Don’t forget to precisely dose the quantity used. The origin/terroir of truffles is also very important (Périgord, Oregon, China …). Concerning red wines, espacially Bordeaux wines choose a 8/10 years old wine.