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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:

Sheep and Goats

Roasted leg of lamb

Roasted leg of lamb
Leg of lamb : cut of meat consisting of the saddle and the leg
One thigh is called Chump.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Robiola 3 latti

Robiola 3 latti
Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont. Langhe.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's, goat’s and cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Rocamadour

Rocamadour
France. Occitania. Lot. Tarn-et-Garonne. (Quercy).
Soft-ripened goat cheese made from whole raw milk with a bloomy rind.
Ripening : 6 days minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Rogeret des Cévennes

Rogeret des Cévennes
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ardèche. Vivarais.
Soft-ripened cheese made goat’s milk with a natural rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Roncal

Roncal
Spain. Navarre.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with an ivory white or pale yellow color and a natural blue-gray rind.
Ripening : 4 months minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cured Meats

Rosette de Lyon

Rosette de Lyon
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dry sausage weighing between 550 and 700 grams, about 40 cm long, and containing no more than 15 to 20% fat.
It is made from a blend of high-quality pork cuts (shoulder, ham, loin, belly) and bardière (fatback), finely chopped, salted, and seasoned with salt, black pepper, garlic, regional red wine, lactic ferments, and sometimes nutmeg or mace. After being tied and cured with saltpeter, it is aged for at least 50 days.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Sablé de Wissant

Sablé de Wissant
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with an orange-colored witbier washed-rind, coated with breadcrumbs.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cured Meats

Sabodet

Sabodet
Cooking sausage made from pork head, tongue, and fat.
Serve hot with potatoes, cabbage, beans, or lentils.
Serve cold, after cooking, with a salad.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Saint-Albray

Saint-Albray
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Béarn.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Saint-Félicien

Saint-Félicien
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Drôme. Isère. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Hautes-Alpes. Dauphiné.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Saint-Marcellin

Saint-Marcellin
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Drôme. Isère. Savoie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
Serve with the less mature cheeses.
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Cheeses

Saint-Nectaire

Saint-Nectaire
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Bear the mention « Saint-Nectaire laitier ».
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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Cheeses

Saint-Nectaire fermier

Saint-Nectaire fermier
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Pays des monts-Dore (Cantal, Puy de Dôme).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 28 days minimum.
Bear the mention « Saint-Nectaire fermier".
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.
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