Food and wine pairing
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Hermitage blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Synonyms
- Hermitage white wine
This drink pairs well with 274 dishes:
Cold starters
Shrimp 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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Veal
Sliced veal Zurich-style
Thin slices of veal with a reduced cream and veal stock sauce.
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Seafish
Sole fillets with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Seafish
Sole fillets with chanterelles
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 8 years old.
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Seafish
Sole fillets with dieppoise sauce
Dieppoise sauce : A Normandy-style sauce enriched with mussel or oyster cooking juice.
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Seafish
Sole fillets with white wine sauce
White wine sauce : sauce made with melted butter and shallots with a dry white wine.
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Seafish
Sole with beurre blanc sauce
Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Spiny lobster a la nage
Nage : cooked in a delicate broth flavored with butter, white wine, vegetables, and aromatic herbs.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Spiny lobster à l’américaine
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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Cold starters
Spiny lobster 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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Shellfish and Seafood
Spiny lobster Thermidor
Spiny lobster meat with a béchamel sauce and Cognac, shallot, fish stock and mustard that can be gratinéed.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Squid a la nicoise
Squid cut into thin slices and baked with tomato sauce and herbes de Provence.
Served with potatoes or rice.
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