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Food and wine pairing

Côtes du Forez rouge

Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.

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

This drink pairs well with 73 dishes:

Main courses

Aligot

Aligot
Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 years old.
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Cured Meats

Andouille de Charlieu

Andouille de Charlieu
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Charlieu.
Pork sausage using mainly of pork heart and throat marinated in red wine with herbs and spices.
Served hot or cold.
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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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Main courses

Auvergne style potée

Auvergne style potée
Potée : mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 years old.
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Cheeses

Bijou

Bijou
United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
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Seafish

Bordeaux style lamprey

Bordeaux style lamprey
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gironde.
Fish cooked in a red wine sauce mixed with its blood and served with garlic croutons.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 years old.
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Consommés, Broths and Soups

Borscht

Borscht
Ukraine.
Beet-based soup with mushrooms, vegetables (carrot, cabbage, cucumber, beans, onion, potato, tomatoes), and meat (beef, pork, or chicken).
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Cheeses

Brie

Brie
France. Île-de-France. Seine-et-Marne. Brie.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind.
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Cold starters

Chicken aspic

Chicken aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
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Cured Meats

Cold cut buffet

Cold cut buffet
Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 years old.
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