Food and wine pairing
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Rivesaltes rancio
Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.
This drink pairs well with 137 dishes:
Cheeses
Estrella La Peral
Spain. Asturias.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 to 8 weeks.
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Cheeses
Etxegarai
Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
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Cheeses
Extra aged Mimolette
France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : over 24 months.
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Cheeses
Extra Mature Clothbound Cheddar
United Kingdom. Devon.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk cheese coated in butter or lard and wrapped in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 18 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
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Desserts and Sweet Courses
Florentins
Very thin, crispy biscuit made with a thin layer of chocolate topped with a mixture of almonds, fresh cream, candied orange peel, and honey.
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Cheeses
Fontina
Italy. Aosta Valley.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow’s milk with a natural tan to orange-brown colored rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
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Cheeses
Great hill blue
United States. Massachusetts.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 months.
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Cheeses
Gubbeen Extra Mature
Ireland. Cork.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 2 months.
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Cheeses
Hafod
United Kingdom. Wales.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from cow's milk with a natural rind ripened in an additional layer of cloth.
Ripening : 10 to 18 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
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Ice cream and sorbets
Iced coffee parfait with gingerbread
Parfait : frozen dessert made with heavy cream, eggs, and a flavoring (alcohol, fresh or dried fruit purée, chocolate, vanilla, etc.).
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Cheeses
Idiazabal
Spain. Basque Country.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
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Cheeses
Idiazábal ahumado
Spain. Basque Country.
Smoked, pressed, uncooked raw sheep's milk cheese.
Ripening : 60 days minimum.
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Cheeses
L'Amuse Signature Gouda
Netherlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with orange waxed rind.
Ripening : 2 years.
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Cheeses
Le Gruyère alpage réserve
Switzerland. Bern. Fribourg. Jura. Neuchâtel. Vaud.
Cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk, pressed in a hemp cloth and cooked, with few or no holes.
Cheese is produced from mid-May to mid-October.
Ripening : 10 months minimum.
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Cheeses
Manchego curado
Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.
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Cheeses
Manchego semi curado
Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 3 weeks to 3 months.
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Cheeses
Manchego viejo
Spain. Castilla-La Mancha.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from sheep's milk wrapped in wax.
Ripening : 1 to 2 years.
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