Oysters with Dry Riesling

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Bedeque Bay

Canadian Maritimes

Bottom-cultured Atlantic oyster from Salutation Cove in Prince Edward Island. Round, deep-cupped with tender meats, high salinity, and a strong distinctive flavor that stands out among typically mild Maritime oysters.

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Cape Spear

Atlantic Canada

A briny Atlantic Canadian oyster from New Brunswick's Northumberland Strait. Meaty and firm with balanced sweetness, mild seaweed notes, and a crisp, steely finish. Cultivated in floating trays.

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Chef's Creek

Canada West Coast

A quintessential British Columbia oyster from Baynes Sound. Tray-suspended for 12-18 months, developing deep cups and full meats. High brininess with creamy texture, finishing sweet with hints of melon and lettuce.

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East Beach Blonde

US East Coast

Farmed in floating cages in Ninigret Pond, Rhode Island. Distinguished by pale golden shells and creamy, golden flesh with a sophisticated flavor profile featuring strong initial brine, distinctive buttery notes, and a delicate sweet finish.

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Gold Creek

US West Coast

Classic Pacific Northwest oyster from southern Hood Canal. Beach-grown on rocky shores with full cups, firm meat, and a bright, briny flavor with a mild, clean finish.

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Hollywood

US East Coast

Upper Chesapeake Bay oyster from Maryland's Patuxent River. Sweet and creamy with distinctive mineral and mossy notes from fossil-lined creeks. Complex flavor with a crisp, flinty finish.

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Kumamoto

Pacific Northwest

The gateway oyster. Known for its sweet, melon-forward flavor and petite, deeply cupped shell, the Kumamoto is beloved by beginners and experts alike.

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Nassawaddox Salt

US East Coast

A balanced bayside Chesapeake oyster from Virginia's Eastern Shore. Grown in Nassawaddox Creek's moderate salinity waters, offering a meaty texture with rounded minerality, moderate brine, and cucumber-sweet notes.

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Nootka Sound

British Columbia

Remote intertidal beach-farmed oyster from the fjords of West Vancouver Island. Art-deco striped shells in pink, purple, and green. Complex flavor with high brininess, nori sweetness, hints of muskmelon and raw milk, finishing with anise.

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Rocky Nook

US East Coast

A Cape Cod oyster from Kingston, Massachusetts. Medium-high brine with silky, buttery sweet meats and a lingering briny finish. Creamy texture with balanced salinity.