Wine and Food pairing: How to Pair Wine and Scallops ?

Scallop Saint-Jacques (Pecten Maximus) is a gourmet dish, queen of the holiday season. Scallop is tasty, refined mollusk, rich in trace elements, rich in iron, magnesium and protein. It consists of a shell, a white ivory flesh and an orange coral.

The Scallop can be cooked in many ways ranging from the easiest recipe to chef recipes! They can be eaten fried, stewed, in carpaccio, skewer, marinated, poached, snacked or roasted.

If you do not buy fresh Scallops still in its shell, in a fish shop (these are the best!) you have to pay attention if they are really Saint-Jacques Scallops or just scallops from Canada, Australia or South America. Some sold scallops are not exactly real “Saint-Jacques scallops” (Pecten Maximus) but are in fact “pétoncles scallops” (Placopecten magellanicus).

Scallops are fished mainly in Brittany, Normandy and on certain European coasts.

Below there are some Wine & Food Pairing suggestions to match with thirteen different Scallops recipes.

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with a Scallops carpaccio ?

• Puligny Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru Montée de Tonnerre – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chassagne-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Arbois – Jura (white)
• Vougeot 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Riesling d’Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Quincy – Loire (white)
• Reuilly – Loire (white)
• Sancerre – Loire (white)
• Pouilly-Fumé – Loire (white)
• Riesling, Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Riesling, Alsace Grand Cru – Alsace (white)
• Riesling from Seneca Lake – Finger Lakes, New York (white)
• Riesling from Keuka Lake – Finger Lakes, New York (white)
• Sylvaner from Seneca Lake – Finger Lakes, New york (white)
• Sylvaner from Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Sauvignon from Marlborough – New-Zealand (white)
• Chardonnay from Sonoma – Californie (white)
• Riesling from Alsace, Late Harvest – Alsace (sweet)
• Sauternes – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Côtes de Bordeaux St-Macaire – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Champagne 1^er Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Blanc de Blancs – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Blanc de Noirs – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine from Carneros – California (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine from the Okanagan Valley – British Columbia, Canada (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine from Napa Valley – California (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops with Champagne ? 

• Saumur – Loire (white)
• L’Etoile – Jura (white)
• Apremont – Savoie (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru Montée de Tonnerre – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru Côte de Léchet – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru Beauroy – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Bougros – Burgundy (white)
• Vouvray – Loire (sparkling, white)
• Champagne 1^er Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Grand Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Blanc de Blancs – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops with Vin Jaune (yellow wine) ? 

• Riesling, Alsace Grand Cru – Alsace (white)
• Riesling from Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Gewurztraminer, Alsace Grand Cru – Alsace (white)
• Savennières – Loire (white)
• Château Chalon – Jura (white)
• Château-Chalon, vin jaune – Jura (vin jaune/yellow wine)
• Arbois, vin jaune – Jura (vin jaune/yellow wine)
• Côtes du Jura, vin jaune – Jura (vin jaune/yellow wine)
• L’Etoile, vin jaune – Jura (vin jaune/yellow wine)
• Champagne Blanc de Blancs – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne non dosé – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne 1^er Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Vouvray – Loire (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops in an american sauce ?

• Pouilly-Fuissé – Burgundy (white)
• Aloxe Corton 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis – Burgundy (white)
• Côtes du Rhône Villages – Rhône (white)
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Rhône (white)
• Côtes du Rhône Villages – Rhônes (white)
• Chardonnay from the Willamette Valley – Oregon (white)
• Riesling, Alsace Grand Cru – Alsace (white)
• Blaye Côtes-de-Bordeaux – Bordeaux (white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops Gratin ?

• Chevalier-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Montagny – Burgundy (white)
• Mercurey – Burgundy (white)
• Mâcon Villages – Burgundy (white)
• Bourgogne Tonnerre – Burgundy (white)
• Bourgogne Aligoté – Burgundy (white)
• Mâcon Villages – Burgundy (white)
• Savennières – Loire (white)
• Vouvray – Loire (white)
• Muscadet sur Lie – Loire (white)
• Anjou – Loire (white)
• Montlouis-sur-Loire – Loire (white)
• Graves – Bordeaux (white)
• Graves de Vayres – Bordeaux (white)
• Entre-deux-Mers – Bordeaux (white)
• Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux – Bordeaux (white)
• Côtes de Bordeaux St-Macaire – Bordeaux (white)
• Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux – Bordeaux (white)
• Languedoc La Clape – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Côtes de Provence – Provence (white)
• Vin de Corse Porto-Vecchio – Corsica (white)
• Côtes de Provence – Provence (white)
• Pinot Gris from Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Pinot Gris from Finger Lakes – New York (white)
• Pinot Gris from Seneca Lake – New York (white)
• Pinot Gris from the Columbia Valley – Oregon (white)
• Champagne 1^er Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Blanc de Blancs – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing :  What wine to drink with roasted scallops ?

• Pouilly-Fuissé – Burgundy (white)
• Beaune – Burgundy (white)
• Aloxe Corton 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru Montée de Tonnerre – Burgundy (white)
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Rhône (white)
• Pouilly-Fumé – Loire (white)
• Graves – Bordeaux (white)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (white)
• Anjou – Loire (white)
• Sylvaner from Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Sauternes – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Loupiac – Bordeaux (sweet)
• Crémant de Bourgogne – Bourgogne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne 1^er Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Blanc de Blancs – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Blanc de Noirs – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine from Carneros – California (pétillant, blanc)
• Sparkling Wine from Napa Valley – California (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine from Finger Lakes – New York (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops with cream ? 

• Bâtard-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Beaune – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault – Burgundy (white)
• Vouvray – Loire (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Chardonnay from the Casablanca Valley, Aconcagua Valley – Chile (white)
• Chardonnay from the Niagara Peninsula – Ontario, Canada (white)
• Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Crémant de Loire – Loire (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with Risotto with pan-fried scallops ?

• Condrieu – Rhône (white)
• Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages – Rhône (white)
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Rhône (white)
• Crozes-Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Château-Grillet – Rhône (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Corton-Charlemange – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Beaune 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Corton – Burgundy (white)
• Pouilly-Fuissé – Burgundy (white)
• Saint Bris – Burgundy (white)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (white)
• Graves – Bordeaux (white)
• Pouilly-Fumé – Loire (white)
• Vouvray – Loire (white)
• Anjou – Loire (white)
• Corbières – Languedoc (white)
• Faugères – Languedoc (white)
• Patrimonio – Corsica (white)
• Muscat d’Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from Mendoza – Argentina (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from Napa Valley – California (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from Marlborough – New-Zealand (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from the Alexander Valley – California (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from the Niagara Peninsula – Ontario, Canada (white)
• Chenin blanc from the Okanagan Valley – British Columbia, Canada (white)
• Chardonnay from the Niagara Peninsula – Ontario, Canada (white)
• Chardonnay from the Columbia Valley – Oregon (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from the Valle del Rapel – Central Valley, Chile (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from the Central Valley – Chile (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from Stellenbosch – South Africa (white)
• Sauvignon blanc from the Olifants River Valley – South Africa (white)
• Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Crémant de Loire – Loire (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops with black truffle ? 

• Châteauneuf-du-Pâpe – Rhône (white)
• Condrieu – Rhône (white)
• Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Château Grillet – Rhône (white)
• Charlemagne – Burgundy (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet 1^er Cru Les Folatières – Burgundy (white)
• Corton-Charlemagne – Burgundy (white)
• Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Bâtard-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Chevalier-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Vaudésir – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Bougros – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chevalier-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Faugères – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Corbières – Languedoc-Roussillon (white)
• Riesling from Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops with vanilla ?

• Champagne Grand Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis 1^er Cru Fourchaume – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet 1^er Cru Les Folatières – Burgundy (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet 1^er Cru Les Perrières – Burgundy (white)
• Chassagne-Montrachet 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Riesling d’Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Pouilly-Fumé – Loire (white)
• Crozes-Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Côtes du Rhône Villages – Rhône (white)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (white)
• Graves – Bordeaux (white)
• Sainte-Foy Bordeaux – Bordeaux (white)
• Côtes du Roussillon – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Saint Chinian – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops with porcini mushrooms ?

• Champagne Grand Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Premier Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Pouilly-Fumé – Loire (white)
• Crozes-Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Rhône (white)
• Saint Joseph – Rhône (white)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (white)
• Riesling d’Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Blanchot – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Grenouilles – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru Genevrières – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru Les Santenots – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru Charmes – Burgundy (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Aloxe-Corton 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Beaune – Burgundy (white)
• Saint-Chinian – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Côtes du Roussillon – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Riesling from Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Pinot Gris from Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Chardonnay from the Niagara Peninsula – Ontario, Canada (white)
• Chardonnay from the Willamette Valley – Oregon (white)
• Riesling from Finger Lakes – New York (white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops in a white butter sauce ?

• Chablis Grand Cru Bougros – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault Premier Cru Charmes – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault Premier Cru Perrières – Burgundy (white)
• Puligny-Montrachet – Burgundy (white)
• Côtes du Rhône Villages – Rhône (white)
• Crozes-Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Pouilly-Fumé – Loire (white)
• Sancerre – Loire (white)
• Côtes du Roussillon – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Saint-Chinian – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Riesling d’Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Riesling, Alsace Grand Cru – Alsace (white)
• Pessac-Léognan – Bordeaux (white)
• Graves – Bordeaux (white)
• Sainte-Foy Bordeaux – Bordeaux (white)
• Arbois – Jura (white)
• Chardonnay from the Willamette Valley – Oregon (white)
• Champagne Grand Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne 1^er Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne Extra Brut – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine from the Okanagan Valley – British Columbia, Canada (sparkling, white)
• Sparkling Wine from Carneros – Napa Valley, California (sparkling, white)
• Crémant d’Alsace – Alsace (sparkling, white)
• Crémant de Loire – Loire (sparkling, white)
• Crémant de Bourgogne – Burgundy (sparkling, white)
• Vouvray – Loire (sparkling, white)
• …

Wine & Food Pairing : What wine to drink with scallops with porto ?

• Champagne Grand Cru – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Champagne – Champagne (sparkling, white)
• Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos – Burgundy (white)
• Chablis Grand Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Meursault 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Chassagne Montrachet 1^er Cru – Burgundy (white)
• Crozes-Hermitage – Rhône (white)
• Pouilly-Fumé – Loire (white)
• Riesling d’Alsace – Alsace (white)
• Saint-Chinian – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• Côtes du Roussillon – Languedoc Roussillon (white)
• White wine from Douro – Douro (white)
• …