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Food and wine pairing

Châteauneuf-du-Pape blanc

Châteauneuf-du-Pape blanc

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.

This drink pairs well with 211 dishes:

Sauces

Aïoli

Aïoli
Provençale sauce.
An emulsion made with garlic and olive oil, sometimes enriched with egg yolk or lemon juice.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
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Sauces

Americaine sauce

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."
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Seafish

Atascaburras

Atascaburras
Spain. Albacete. Cuenca.
Brandade made with salted cod, olive oil, potatoes, and chestnuts.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 8 years old.
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Veal

Blanquette de veau

Blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 8 years old.
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Seafish

Bouillabaisse

Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew.
The name of this dish is said to come from Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (to lower): bouille and abaisse.
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Seafish

Bourride

Bourride
France. Occitania. Aude. Gard. Hérault. Pyrénées-Orientales. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Bouches-du-Rhône. Var.
Steamed white fish soup (monkfish, sea bass, mackerel, mullet), served with a vegetable brunoise (carrot, celery, onion, leek, etc) and accompanied by aioli or olive oil mayonnaise, with garlic-rubbed croutons.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 8 years old.
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Seafish

Braised sea bass with fennel

Braised sea bass with fennel
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid while avoiding any evaporation, over low heat and covered.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 4 to 8 years old.
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Offal and tripe

Braised veal sweetbreads with perigourdine sauce

Braised veal sweetbreads with perigourdine sauce
Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid while avoiding any evaporation, over low heat and covered.
Perigourdine sauce : Périgueux sauce (white wine reduction with blonde roux and diced black truffles) enhanced with onions, shallots and duck foie gras.
Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.
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