Food and wine pairing
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Graves blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Synonyms
- Graves white wine
This drink pairs well with 720 dishes:
Seafish
Grilled shad with sorrel sauce
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Grilled spiny lobster
Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Grilled spiny lobster with fleur de sel
Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Grilled spiny lobster with fresh pasta
Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Freshwater fish
Grilled trout
Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine (1-3 years).
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Poultry
Guinea fowl with paprika sauce
Paprika sauce : reduced velouté with cream, veal jus, onion, and paprika.
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Seafish
Haddock tartare
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Seafish
Hake fillet with meunière sauce
Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.
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Seafish
Hake with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Seafish
Halibut fillets with hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.
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Seafish
Halibut fillets with meunière sauce
Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.
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Seafish
Halibut fillets with white sauce
White sauce : flour and butter heated together, to which a hot liquid (stock, water, cooking juices, or wine) is added.
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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.
Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Hearts of palm salad
Pairing with lemon : avoid serving wine.
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Cheeses
Holey cow
United States. California.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.
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