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:
Shellfish and Seafood
Crab claws with mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Cold starters
Crab mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Cold starters
Crab mayonnaise salad
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
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
Crayfish a la nage with a lemon sauce
Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
Lemon sauce : butter, lemon, cream and mustard.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Crayfish and Newburg sauce
Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Crayfish with cream sauce
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.
Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Cheeses
Crottin de Chavignol
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Sancerre.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
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Seafish
Darne of salmon with sorrel sauce
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Sorrel sauce : a white wine sauce with sorrel, shallots, butter, cream, and fish stock.
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Sauces
Devil sauce
Devil sauce : shallot and vinegar reduction with veal stock and espagnole sauce, simmered and reduced by half with tomato.
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Sauces
Dieppoise sauce
Dieppoise sauce : A Normandy-style sauce enriched with mussel or oyster cooking juice.
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Cheeses
Dirt lover
United States. Missouri.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind covered in culinary vegetable ash.
Ripening : 2 weeks.
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Cured Meats
Dry cured sausage
Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Cured Meats
Dry sausage
Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Cured Meats
Dry sausage with black pepper
Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
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Seafish
Duo of John Dory and turbot with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
Pairing with a dominant Sémillon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Cold starters
Egg 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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Eggs
Eggs mimosa
Hard-boiled egg with the yolk partially mixed with mayonnaise and herbs, then placed back into the white, with the remaining yolk crumbled on top (like mimosa).
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