Food and wine pairing ideas

Food and wine pairing

Anjou Villages

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Anjou Villages

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

This drink pairs well with 205 dishes:

Beef

Grilled entrecote with herbs

Grilled entrecote with herbs

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.

Don't hesitate to decant the wine.

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Pork

Grilled ham

Grilled ham

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Sheep and Goats

Grilled lamb chops

Grilled lamb chops

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Pork

Grilled pork

Grilled pork

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Pork

Grilled pork blade steak

Grilled pork blade steak

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Pork

Grilled pork chop

Grilled pork chop

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Feathered game

Grilled quail

Grilled quail

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Beef

Grilled rib steak

Grilled rib steak

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

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Beef

Grilled rib steak with spring vegetables and herb butter

Grilled rib steak with spring vegetables and herb butter

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.

Herb butter : Softened butter with chopped herbs (chives, tarragon, and parsley), pepper, and salt.

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Offal and tripe

Grilled veal kidney

Grilled veal kidney

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Cheeses

Gubbeen

Gubbeen

Ireland. Cork.

Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a white to orange washed rind.

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Cold starters

Ham aspic

Ham aspic

Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.

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Cheeses

Harbison

Harbison

United States. Vermont.

Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.

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Cheeses

Hermelín

Hermelín

Czech Republic.

Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

Prefer a pairing with a light wine low in tannins.

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Cured Meats

Jambon de pays

Jambon de pays

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Furred game

Jugged hare

Jugged hare

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.

Don't hesitate to decant the wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb chops with potato

Lamb chops with potato

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb chops with rosemary

Lamb chops with rosemary

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.

Don't hesitate to decant the wine.

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb fillet with potatoes

Lamb fillet with potatoes

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Sheep and Goats

Lamb navarin

Lamb navarin

Navarin : stew.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 8 years old.

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Cheeses

Livarot

Livarot

France. Normandy.

Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored and square shape.

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Sauces

Maitre d'hotel butter

Maitre d'hotel butter

Maître d'hôtel butter : softened butter mixed with finely chopped parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.

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Pork

Marinated confit pork belly with sweet spices and olive oil

Marinated confit pork belly with sweet spices and olive oil

Sweet spices : star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, clove, turmeric, nutmeg, saffron, vanilla… These are spices that bring a sweet and fragrant flavor, a warm or aromatic complexity, sometimes slightly spicy, but never harsh, burning, or strong.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Maroilles cheese tart

Maroilles cheese tart

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