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Anjou blanc

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Anjou blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

Synonyms

  • Anjou white wine

This drink pairs well with 287 dishes:

Sauces

Mayonnaise

Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Cheeses

Mignon

Mignon
France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Nord. Avesnois.
Maroilles form.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind. Refining : at least 4 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Seafish

Monkfish in americaine sauce

Monkfish in americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Cheeses

Mont d'or

Mont d'or
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Doubs. Haut-Doubs.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
Ripening : 21 days minimum.
Available from September 10 to May 10.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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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.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Cheeses

Nicasio square

Nicasio square
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a orange-colored washed rind.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Salads

Nicoise salad

Nicoise salad
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Crudités salad with anchovies or tuna, hard-boiled eggs and olive oil.
Do not serve fine wine.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Sauces

Normandy sauce (fish)

Normandy sauce (fish)
Normandy sauce (fish) : reduction of fish velouté with butter, fresh cream, mushroom and mussel cooking juices and thickened with egg yolk (Escoffier).
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Seafish

Norway smoked salmon

Norway smoked salmon
The richer the smoked salmon, more the wine must be marked by the acidity.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Oma

Oma
United States. Vermont.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 2-3 months.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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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.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Cheeses

Patacabra

Patacabra
Spain. Aragon. Zaragoza.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk cheese and washed rind from a reddish color to an orange-brown color.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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Pork

Peking pork spare ribs

Peking pork spare ribs
To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
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