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Kir Apéritif
Traditionally made with one-third crème de cassis to two-thirds dry white wine, but this tends to be too sweet for modern palates. I recommend a ratio...
Simon Difford
16th December 2025 at 15:41
Aligoté is a particularly dry wine with high acidity, so it goes particularly well with the rich liqueur.
16th December 2025 at 16:53
Thanks you for the reply! One of my main gripes with classic dry white wines is actually that they're not dry or acidic enough so this might be my new favourite. I guess I'll have to go seek out a bottle of Aligoté...