Pairing for Nicoise salad

[memesuze]

I'm looking for general recommendations for what to serve with a Nicoise salad tomorrow - flavors that should be considered: fresh albacore broiled [it's too hot right now to grill it outside - we hit 100 yesterday in Austin], Nicoise olives, tomatoes, vinaigrette. No breaking the bank here - just a couple of gals for a midweek supper.

[Carolyn Tillie]

Can you describe the dressing? That is what would determine the wine...

The Nicoise salad I make has a dressing based with chopped capers, so I tend to pair it with a Petit Chablis -- possibly a Sauvignon Blanc if the wine itself is not too acidic.

[memesuze]

I was just planning on a basic vinaigrette: 3 or 4 olive oil to 1 of sherry vinegar, with a bit of Dijon for emulsion - but I just saw Jerry Traunfeld's Herbfarm Vinaigrette that calls for sherry, balsamic, shallot, Dijon, and mild EVOO -

[Echezeaux]

How about a nice 2003 vintage Rose from the Tavel appellation (Domaine Amido makes a good one)? Or perhaps the Cotes du Luberon Rose of Chateau La Canorgue? You might also consider a good Bandol Rose or the Domaines Ott from the Cote de Provence...

[Busboy]

What Echezeaux said. If you were eating your salad nicoise in Nice, you'd likely be drinking it with a good rose.

[memesuze]

And a rose it was, Marques de Caceres - did the job admirably at a very reasonable price - even with the sweet honeydew for dessert.

Thanks to you all.