COQ au Riesling

White Wine COQ au Vin

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Medium

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By Anne Willan

Published 2007

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Method

A dry Riesling is the ideal white wine for cooking a chicken (or a cock, if you can find one), as its body and acid lend structure to the sauce. I think of it as a summer version of red wine coq au vin, lighter, fresher, and, yes, quicker to make.

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