Earlier this summer we spent a week in Cancale, Bretagne, home of some of the greatest farmed oysters in the world. So far I have mainly had champagne with my oysters, typically as a starter in a posh London restaurant or in Parisian bistros. However it turned out that the most local and cheapest wine on the wine list was a great match.

I had been warned about Muscadet before, apparently it is a bit hit and miss, however the Les Doneliers, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine 2009 was bone dry, fresh and salty which proved a great accompaniment with oysters for lunch.