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Food and wine pairing

Chinon rouge

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.

This drink pairs well with 454 dishes:

Main courses

Agriade saint-gilloise

Agriade saint-gilloise
France. Occitania. Gard.
Dish with sliced meat (chuck steak) marinated in white wine for 24 hours before cooking for a long time (4 hours minimum) with anchovies, onion, garlic, capers, pickles, parsley, olive oil and marinade wine.
Prefer a pairing with a wine from terraces.
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Cheeses

Anabasque

Anabasque
United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk and washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
Prefer a pairing with a fruity wine.
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Cured Meats

Andouillette

Andouillette
Pre-cooked sausage usually made from pork intestine (intestine and stomach), sometimes from veal (calf's ruffle), never smoked, to be pan-fried, oven-heated, or grilled.
Served hot.
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Cheeses

Ardrahan

Ardrahan
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a washed rind orange-colored.
Ripening : 4 weeks.
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Veal

Axoa

Axoa
Basque Country.
Stew with shredded beef, onions, tomatoes sauté and flavoured with red Espelette pepper.
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Main courses

Basque piperade

Basque piperade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.
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Cheeses

Beaufort

Beaufort
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Variety of Beaufort cheese produced from November 1 to May 31.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.
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Beef

Beef daube

Beef daube
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
Prefer a pairing with a wine from hillside.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 5 to 15 years old.
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Miscellaneous

Beef gyros

Beef gyros
Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.
Pairing with a spicy dish.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with high tannin level.
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Miscellaneous

Beef pita

Beef pita
Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).
Pairing with a spicy dish.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with high tannin level.
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