Planning to serve lobster at your next dinner party and wondering what chardonnay goes best with this buttery crustacean? On Grand Cayman, Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits offers a wealth of breath-taking Chardonnays along with our other excellent choices of wines, liquors, and beers. Shop with us at any of our seven retail locations or make your purchase online for free delivery.
Lobster and Wine Pairing Success
Why ruin a lobster dinner with a poor wine pairing? The right choice of wine can elevate the buttery flavor of lobster to all new heights. Allow the team here at Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits to justify the choice of Chardonnay for a lobster dinner and make a few suggestions.
Wine Pairings
The tradition of pairing wines with food isn’t new. For hundreds of years, we’ve understood that certain wines elevate certain foods, and vice versa. Chardonnay wines pair well with lobster for a reason – Malolactic Fermentation. This type of fermentation creates a creamy, buttery flavor that marks Chardonnay wines. The full body of the wine also mirrors the weight of the lobster.
Malolactic fermentation transforms malic acid, which has a sour taste, into lactic acid, a softer and creamier flavor. While this process is called fermentation, it isn’t. Rather than yeast, this process relies on a unique bacteria, Oenococcus oeni, that consumes the malic acid and releases lactic acid.
The chardonnay that proceeds from malolactic fermentation is creamy, throat-coating, and buttery – just like a deliciously buttered lobster. Each piece of the pair elevates the other, creating a synergistic wine-food pairing.
Suggested Chardonnays for Your Lobster Meal
- Antinori Tormaresca Chardonnay
- Region – Puglia, Italy
- 12% ABV
- Full bodied and dry
- Notes of pear, apple, citrus, oak, butter, vanilla, with slight earthiness
- Antinori Bramito Igt Chardonnay
- Region – Umbria, Italy
- 12.5% ABV
- Full bodied and dry
- Fresh, layered aromatics and flavors of butter and vanilla
- 2015 Drouhin Cote De Beaune White
- Region – Burgundy, France
- 13% ABV
- Medium-Full bodied, dry, and balanced
- Buttery, oaky, and earthy with hints of tree fruit and citrus
- Beringer Private Reserve Chardonnay
- Region – Napa Valley, California, USA
- 14.9% ABV
- Full bodied and dry
- Fruity, citrusy, and floral with notes of toasty vanilla
- Bread & Butter Chardonnay
- Region – California, USA
- 13.5% ABV
- Full bodied and dry
- Notes of minerality, vanilla, cream, and nuttiness
- Oyster Bay Chardonnay
- Region – Marlborough, New Zealand
- 13% ABV
- Full bodied and dry
- Bright, crisp, balanced, and creamy with notes of citrus and peach
Shop with Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits
Customers of Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits find an incredibly full and diverse inventory of beers, wines, and liquors, as well as a well-informed staff and commitment to quality.
We offer free delivery for any online purchase greater than $50, delivered the same day if made by 2:00 in the afternoon. Orders placed after that time will be delivered the next day, or you can collect your purchase from our store on Shedden Road.
We have seven different locations in every community on Grand Cayman – including Frank Sound, George Town, Savannah, East End, West Bay, Edgewater Way, and Seven Mile Beach.
Now that you understand why Chardonnay goes best with lobster and have a few bottle suggestions, what will you do? Jacques Scott Wines & Spirits is prepared to welcome you to our retail locations or provide free delivery for online purchases. If you have questions, suggestions, or orders, click here or call (345) 949-0277.
