Looking for recommendations ~

LCW

Sauterne is the classic pairing for fois gras. The pate isnt as strong as pure liver, but a wine with some sweetness will work. Its the first wine however, so i'd suggest tempering it a bit. I would try an off dry German wine - Riesling or something similar. Lower in alcohol, with a bit of residual sugar to pair with the liver, but not so sweet as to confuse the guests on their first sip.

Here's a good example of what i's pair with the first course: http://www.snooth.com/wine/donnhoff...

The main course is pretty big all around: beef, onions, sprouts etc - Bordeaux or cab, or any spicy tannic wine to be honest... Personally I'd grab a right bank bordeaux as I like the more supple wines myself.

I'm struggling a bit on the dessert - how sweet is it? The wine should be sweeter than the dessert itself, so it would depend on if there was any sugary sauce...

The off dry Riesling for the appetizer sounds great. Personally I would go with a choice from Washington state or Australia.

For the main course a Bordeaux is likely expected, but I would choose a Petite Syrah or a soft Syrah blend.

For Dessert be careful not to get something too over powering. Because your dessert selection is Orange Spiced Pears I recommend a sweet Muscat. Recently I just tried a Ventana Orange Muscat that would be perfect to compliment the pears.

Love the Riesling suggestion. That rosemary and garlic combo and the galette talks of the south of France to me. I'ld look for a wine with a bit of gamey funk, a large percentage of Mourvedre would work. Wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon offer great value and are usually Rhone style blends. Wines from Rimbert are some of my favorites, such as http://www.snooth.com/wine/st-chini... but if that's too hard to source maybe a domestic Mourvedre, also know as mataro might be the ticket. Cline has always produced a solid versio: tp://www.snooth.com/buy/cline-ancient-vines-mourvedre-2006/

Majikks Petit Syrah reccomendation is a great one and the http://www.snooth.com/buy/fleur-de-... is a delicious example.

For the dessert would opt for the unusual but available and inexpensive http://www.snooth.com/buy/keo-limit...

It's a traditional dessert wine from Greece produced in a solera, which simply means as wine is drawn from cask new wine is added creating a blend of wines from various vintages. It is a touch oxidized so there is some nuttiness to the wine but it blend notes of citrus and orange from the younger wines and a dried fruit character from the older wines that sounds like it would be a wonderful pairing for your dessert.

Good luck with your dinner!

For the dessert