Food and wine pairing
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Corbières rosé
Still rosé wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
This drink pairs well with 128 dishes:
Beef
Hachis parmentier
Mashed potato combined with diced meat. French equivalent of cottage or shepherd's pie.
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Cold starters
Ham aspic
Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.
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Cured Meats
Head cheese
Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.
Served cold.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Main courses
Macaronade
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
A mixture of pasta and meat or fish with tomato sauce.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Mediterranean pizza
Pizza made with eggplant, zucchini, arugula, tomato, and mozzarella.
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Salads
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.
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Salads
Mixed salad
A salad that combines various ingredients in addition to raw, seasoned leafy greens with a vinaigrette.
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Main courses
Mutton couscous
Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.
Prefer a pairing with a light wine low in tannins.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Neapolitan pizza
Pizza made with garlic, basil, Mozzarella di Bufala Campana, oregano, tomato, olive oil, and sea salt.
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Salads
Olivier salad
Russia. Moscow.
Mixed salad made with diced vegetables (boiled potatoes, carrots, pickles, peas, etc) and other ingredients (egg, diced ham, chicken, etc), all bound together with mayonnaise.
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Miscellaneous
Oriental style 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 (lamb, beef, chicken, etc.), hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).
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Cold starters
Oxtail terrine in jelly
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Main courses
Paella
Long saffron rice with olive oil accompanied by vegetables, meat and/or fish and shellfish cooked in a utensil called Paella.
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