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Minervois blanc

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Minervois blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

Synonyms

  • Minervois white wine

This drink pairs well with 103 dishes:

Cold starters

Lobster aspic

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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Salads

Mesclun

Mesclun
Mixed salad composed of at least 5 varieties of shoots or leaves of chicory, oak leaf lettuce, lettuce, lamb's lettuce, dandelion, purslane, spinach shoots, arugula, escarole, radicchio or aromatic herbs.
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Seafish

Monkfish in americaine sauce

Monkfish in 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."
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Salads

Nicoise salad

Nicoise salad
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Alpes-Maritimes.
Crudités salad with anchovies or tuna, hard-boiled eggs and olive oil.
Do not serve fine wine.
Pairing with a dominant Rolle (Vermentino) grape.
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Salads

Olivier salad

Olivier salad
Russia. Moscow.
Mixed salad made with diced vegetables (boiled potatoes, carrots, pickles, peas, etc) and other ingredients (egg, diced ham, chicken, etc), all bound together with mayonnaise.
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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Pistade de moules

Pistade de moules
France. Occitania. Hérault. Sète.
Preparation made with raw mussel meat mixed with an anchovy, chili pepper and olive oil sauce.
Eaten on a slice of grilled bread.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Main courses

Ratatouille

Ratatouille
Vegetable stew (eggplant, zucchini, onion, bell pepper, tomato) cooked with olive oil and garlic.
Served hot or cold.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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