Autumn arrives with warm colours and full flavours that help compensate for the summer riches and help the body to prepare for the rigours of winter. This season sees the arrival of red radicchio and pumpkin, pulses and mushrooms, radishes and spinach, apples and pears. Not to mention chestnuts, hazelnuts and of course grapes, the real "must" of the season, with its antioxidant powers and its many properties for aesthetics. The seasonal nature of wine is linked to this fruit: autumn is the time for young wines which, the higher the quality, the shorter they last; and Muscat, a very perfumed wine to be consumed whilst young.
It is also the right moment for foie gras, which in summer risks being ruined by the heat.