Suggested food pairing for Vie Winery 2007 Roussanne

Recipe: Oysters on the Half Shell

• 2 doz live Oysters
• Salt and Pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• pinch of Paprika
• fresh Parsley, finely chopped

Shuck and clean oysters, retaining the larger half of shell with oysters. Melt butter in sauté pan. Reduce heat and add bread crumbs to butter and mix well. Place oysters in shells and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover each oyster with buttered bread crumbs and add a dash of paprika on top. Place shells with oysters in oven about 3 inches down from broiler. Broil for 5 minutes until golden brown. Sprinkle each oyster with a pinch of parsley. Serve with lemon wedges and Vie Winery Roussanne.

Serves 2-4