Sauce Régence

Rhine wine, which lends a subtle sweetness, is traditionally called for in the flavor base for this sauce. The term Rhine wine encompasses a variety of wines that include dry Alsatian-style Rieslings and Sylvaners as well as German Rheingau, Rheinhessen, or Rheinpfalz wines, which usually contain some residual sugar. Opt for the German wines, which contribute a light sweetness to the sauce. They also work well with the truffles, so if you want to be traditional, a German spätlese or