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Food and wine pairing

Alsace Gewurztraminer Vendanges tardives

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

This drink pairs well with 136 dishes:

Shellfish and Seafood

Lobster Thermidor

Lobster Thermidor
Lobster meat combined with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallots, fish stock, and mustard, then served in its shell and often gratinated.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mango charlotte

Mango charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Mango vacherin

Mango vacherin
Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.
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Cheeses

Maroilles

Maroilles
France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 35 days minimum.
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Cheeses

Milleens

Milleens
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored.
Ripening : 4-10 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a wine over 5 years old.
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Cheeses

Munster

Munster
France. Grand Est. Alsace (Munster) and Lorraine (Munster Géromé).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Orangettes

Orangettes
Candied orange peel coated in dark chocolate.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 3 to 10 years old.
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Cheeses

Palet de Bourgogne

Palet de Bourgogne
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a marc de Bourgogne washed rind.
Ripening : 1 month minimum.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear ambassadeur

Pear ambassadeur
Sponge cake soaked in Grand Marnier (sometimes Kirsch), layered with pastry cream filled with pear, and topped with a layer of marzipan (typically green).
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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear diplomat pudding

Pear diplomat pudding
Sponge cake soaked with Grand Marnier (sometimes kirsch) with a pastry cream filled with pear and covered with Chantilly cream topped with a candied cherry.
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