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Beaujolais rouge

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Beaujolais rouge

Still red wine(s)

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.

Synonyms

  • Beaujolais red wine

This drink pairs well with 553 dishes:

Cold starters

Meatloaf

Meatloaf
Ballotine : piece of meat, game, fish, or poultry that is deboned, rolled, stuffed, and tied, cooked in a casserole or set in jelly.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Medium-old Mimolette

Medium-old Mimolette
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : 6 to 12 months.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Salads

Mesclun

Mesclun
Mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves of chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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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.
Avoid red wine as the cheese ages.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Salads

Mixed salad

Mixed salad
A salad that combines various ingredients in addition to raw, seasoned leafy greens with a vinaigrette.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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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 wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Montasio

Montasio
Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind (Fresco : two months maximum, Mezzano : five to ten months, Stagionato : ten to eighteen months, Stravecchio : minimum of eighteen months).
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Montasio fresco

Montasio fresco
Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 2 months maximum.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Monterey Jack

Monterey Jack
United States. California.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 1 to 6 months.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Morbier

Morbier
France. Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Jura.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind and crossed in the center by a thin line of ash from ash tree.
Ripening : 45 days minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Moses Sleeper

Moses Sleeper
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cow's pasteurized milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Main courses

Moussaka

Moussaka
Balkans. Middle East.
Dish composed of layers of minced lamb, eggplant, onions and tomatoes.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 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.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Murol

Murol
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Puy-de-Dôme.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk and a reddish-orange colored washed rind with a hole in the middle.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Neapolitan pizza

Neapolitan pizza
Pizza made with garlic, basil, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, oregano, tomato, olive oil, and sea salt.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Neufchâtel

Neufchâtel
France. Normandy. Neufchatel-en-Bray.
Double cream soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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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 wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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