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Which Burgundy wine for which dish? Our principles, our pairings and the classics of the Burgundian table.

Guide3 min readOctober 2026

A great Burgundy deserves the right dish, and a good dish comes alive with the right wine. Here are our principles, our favourite pairings for each of our wines and the great classics of the Burgundian table.

In short

  • Pinot Noir for meat, game and wine sauces.
  • Chardonnay for fish, shellfish, cream… and many cheeses.
  • The greater the wine, the simpler and nobler the dish should be.

Five simple principles

  1. 01

    Match the intensity

    A delicate dish calls for a delicate wine, a powerful dish for a structured one. A sole meunière disappears next to a big tannic red; a hare civet overwhelms a light white.

  2. 02

    Look at the sauce

    The sauce often decides. Cream, butter and morels call for a generous Chardonnay; a red wine sauce calls for Pinot Noir.

  3. 03

    Pair the terroirs

    Burgundian dishes and Burgundy wines grew up together: œufs en meurette, bœuf bourguignon or Époisses naturally find their wine in the region.

  4. 04

    Dare white wine with cheese

    Goat's cheeses, Comté and bloomy-rind cheeses often pair better with white than with red, whose tannins harden against the cheese.

  5. 05

    Serve at the right temperature

    Too warm, a wine feels heavy and alcoholic; too cold, it closes up. A few degrees change everything: see our chart below.

The Burgundian classics

Six regional dishes, the wine that suits them best and our recommended cuvées.

The right temperature

Take whites out of the fridge a quarter of an hour before serving, and slightly chill reds in summer. Great young wines benefit from an hour in a carafe before the meal.

  • Regional and Village whites10–12 °C
  • Great whites: 1ers and Grands Crus12–14 °C
  • Regional reds14–15 °C
  • Village and 1er Cru reds15–16 °C
  • Grand Cru reds16–17 °C

Every wine has its pairings

On each of our 66 wine pages, you will find our suggested dishes and the serving temperature.

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