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Food and wine pairing

Beaujolais rouge

Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

This drink pairs well with 553 dishes:

Cheeses

Gubbeen

Gubbeen
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a white to orange washed rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Hafod

Hafod
United Kingdom. Wales.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind ripened in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 10 to 18 months.
Serve with the less mature cheeses.
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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.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Pork

Ham saupiquet

Ham saupiquet
Saupiquet sauce : spicy sauce made of berries, spices, herbs, onions and/or bay leaves mixed with liver and blood from game, bread, wine, vinegar.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Miscellaneous

Hamburger

Hamburger
Dish originating from Germany.
Sandwich made with two buns filled with ground beef, fresh vegetables, lettuce, condiments (pickles, onion) and sauce.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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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.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Havarti

Havarti
Denmark.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Hawaiian pizza

Hawaiian pizza
Pizza made with pineapple and ham pieces, mozzarella, on a tomato sauce base.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cured Meats

Head cheese

Head cheese
Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.
Served cold.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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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.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Main courses

Hochepot

Hochepot
France. Hauts-de-France.
Stew made with oxtail, lamb shoulder, salted pork belly, and vegetables.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Holey cow

Holey cow
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Hooligan

Hooligan
United States. Connecticut.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw cow's milk cheese with an orange-colored washed-rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Hot dog

Hot dog
Elongated bread stuffed with a cooked sausage and a seasoning (chutney, ketchup, mustard, onion, etc.).
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Idiazabal

Idiazabal
Spain. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Sheep and Goats

Irish stew

Irish stew
Ireland.
Mutton stew with carrots, onions, and potatoes.
Traditional dish.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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