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Clairette du Languedoc blanc sec

Clairette du Languedoc blanc sec

Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

This drink pairs well with 50 dishes:

Seafish

Monkfish in americaine sauce

Monkfish in 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."
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Sauces

Pesto sauce

Pesto sauce
Italy. Liguria.
Condiment or sauce made with olive oil and broth mixed with garlic, basil leaves, Pecorino Sardo, pine nuts, and marjoram or parsley.
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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Pistade de moules

Pistade de moules
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Preparation made with raw mussel meat mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Main courses

Ratatouille

Ratatouille
Vegetable stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, bell pepper, tomato) cooked with olive oil and garlic.
Served hot or cold.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Seafish

Sète-style bourride

Sète-style bourride
Bourride : fish stew stewed together with a brunoise of vegetables served with aioli or mayonnaise with olive accompanied by croutons rubbed with garlic oil.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines with garlic

Tellines with garlic
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Main courses

Tielle

Tielle
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Pie filled with squid, octopus or cuttlefish mixed with a spicy tomato sauce.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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