160 pairings
Pinot Noir
Duck a l'orange with Dom Perignon Rose: Blood-orange and cherry notes meet the duck and its citrus glaze.
The short answer
Across 625 duck and goose pairings on 596 of our bottle pages, the grapes our editors pour most often are Pinot Noir (160), Riesling (79), Merlot (40) and Gewurztraminer (38). For example, Dom Perignon Rose from Champagne with duck a l'orange: Blood-orange and cherry notes meet the duck and its citrus glaze.
By style: red 333, white 153, sparkling 33, fortified 10, orange 3 of the 625 pairings.
The wines that turn up most: Alsace, VDP.Grosse Lage Mosel, Tokaj, DO Rías Baixas, Mosel Pradikatswein, Rheinhessen.
The best grapes for duck and goose
79 pairings
Riesling
Seared foie gras with Scharzhofberger Riesling Auslese: Botrytis sweetness and cutting acidity balance the rich liver without cloying.
40 pairings
Merlot
Truffle-stuffed duck breast with Chateau Cheval Blanc: Earthy truffle amplifies the cedar-tobacco register; duck fat softens the wine's firm tannins.
38 pairings
Gewurztraminer
Foie gras with fig compote with Terminum Gewurztraminer Vendemmia Tardiva: The wine's tropical preserves and honey echo the fig while structuring the liver's fat.
33 pairings
Syrah
Roast duck with cherry sauce with Cote-Rotie La Mouline: The violet and red-fruit profile mirrors the sauce; fine tannins integrate with duck fat.
30 pairings
Chardonnay
Duck breast with Louis Roederer Cristal Rose: Silky red fruit and spice meet the duck.
30 pairings
Grenache
Duck breast with cherry sauce with Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge: Cherry fruit echoes the cherry and dried rose of old-vine Grenache.
29 pairings
Cabernet Franc
Duck a l'orange with Les Poyeux: Caramelised duck and the wine's dark fruit are mutually flattering.
Bottles to pour with duck and goose
The best-rated pairings, one per producer and no more than two from any one region, so the list travels.
Duck breast with cherry sauce
Cherry fruit echoes the cherry and dried rose of old-vine Grenache.
Foie gras mi-cuit
The wine's grippy tannins and high acidity cut through the richness of mi-cuit foie gras.
Foie gras poele with brioche
The great Sauternes-foie gras pairing: the wine's honeyed sweetness and high acidity cut through richness and amplify the luxurious texture.
Foie gras with quince
Botrytis honey and quince meet duck-liver richness; saffron lifts the candied fruit.
Roast duck with cherry sauce
The violet and red-fruit profile mirrors the sauce; fine tannins integrate with duck fat.
Seared foie gras
Botrytis sweetness and cutting acidity balance the rich liver without cloying.
Duck a l'orange
Blood-orange and cherry notes meet the duck and its citrus glaze.
Duck breast
Silky red fruit and spice meet the duck.
Duck breast with cherry jus
Sour-cherry notes in the wine echo a cherry reduction directly.
Duck breast with cherry reduction
Red fruit register echoes the cherry while balanced acidity cuts the fat.
Duck breast with juniper
The wine's spice and fine tannin meet the duck's gamey flavour while red-fruit register echoes the spice.
Duck breast with stone fruit sauce
Stone fruit in the wine resonates with cherry or plum reductions on duck.
Taste the pairing: food and wine in Alsace
Food and wine tastings you can book in Alsace, one of the regions whose bottles our editors pour with duck and goose.
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pairings by region
- Mosel: 56 pairings, Mosel food and wine pairing
- Alsace: 55 pairings, Alsace food and wine pairing
- Loire Valley: 34 pairings, Loire Valley food and wine pairing
- Bordeaux: 33 pairings, Bordeaux food and wine pairing
- Rhone Valley: 33 pairings, Rhone Valley food and wine pairing
- Rheinhessen: 29 pairings, Rheinhessen food and wine pairing
- Beaujolais: 28 pairings, Beaujolais food and wine pairing
- Tokaj: 26 pairings, Tokaj food and wine pairing
- Eger: 25 pairings, Eger food and wine pairing
- Baden: 24 pairings, Baden food and wine pairing
- Rías Baixas: 23 pairings, Rías Baixas food and wine pairing
- Alto Adige: 22 pairings, Alto Adige food and wine pairing
Wine with duck and goose, FAQ
What wine goes with duck and goose?
Across 625 duck and goose pairings on 596 of our bottle pages, the grapes our editors pour most often are Pinot Noir (160), Riesling (79), Merlot (40) and Gewurztraminer (38). For example, Dom Perignon Rose from Champagne with duck a l'orange: Blood-orange and cherry notes meet the duck and its citrus glaze.
Red or white wine with duck and goose?
Most often red: of the 533 duck and goose pairings, the split by style is red 62%, white 29%, sparkling 6% and fortified 2%. The bottles below show which of each work and why.
Which wine regions are best with duck and goose?
The regions with the most duck and goose pairings on our bottle pages are Mosel, Alsace and Loire Valley.