Food and wine pairing
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Côtes de Provence rouge
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.
Synonyms
- Côtes de Provence red wine
This drink pairs well with 425 dishes:
Sauces
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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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Apicius pie
Pie with a filling of poultry, honey, and spices.
Prefer a pairing with an old vintage.
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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini al ragù
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ragù (meat in tomato sauce) and peas.
Served hot.
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Sauces
Bagna cauda
A specialty originating from Piedmont.
Warm sauce made with anchovies, garlic, and olive oil, into which raw vegetables are dipped.
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Cheeses
Banon
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
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Sheep and Goats
Baron with garlic cream
Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.
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Seafish
Basquaise-style tuna
Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
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Cheeses
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
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Beef dumplings with tomato sauce
Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.
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Beef
Beef estouffade
Estouffade : long cooking in liquid over low heat in a closed container.
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Beef
Beef Stroganov
Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).
Pairing with a dominant Syrah (shiraz) grape.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses
Black fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
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