Food and wine pairing
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Sancerre rouge
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 6 years old.
Synonyms
- Sancerre red wine
This drink pairs well with 319 dishes:
Cheeses
Abbaye de Tamié
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 4 weeks.
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Main courses
Aligot
Aligot : mashed potatoes blended with butter, cream, and fresh Tome cheese from Aubrac, enriched with finely chopped or crushed garlic.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Sauces
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."
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Cured Meats
Andouillette with pommes Pont-Neuf potatoes
Andouillette cooked with white wine and deglazed with cream.
Pont-Neuf potatoes : rectangular potatoes cut like big french fries and fried in oil twice.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes and hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.
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Cheeses
Ash covered goat cheese
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
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Cheeses
Ash ripened goat cheese log
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Prefer a regional pairing.
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Main courses
Auvergne style potée
Potée : mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.
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Miscellaneous
Barbecue
A meal, usually outdoors, where food is cooked on a grill or a spit.
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Sauces
Barbecue sauce
Barbecue sauce : tomato- and vinegar-based sauce with a smoky note and various ingredients such as garlic, oil, onion, honey, mustard, paprika, and chili.
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Seafish
Basquaise-style tuna
Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallop tartare
Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.
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Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops with supreme sauce
Supreme sauce : velouté of poultry and/or veal that is reduced and enriched with cream.
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Sauces
Béarnaise sauce
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
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Cheeses
Beaufort
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Variety of Beaufort cheese produced from November 1 to May 31.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.
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Beef
Beef Stroganov
Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).
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Beef
Beef tournedos with béarnaise sauce
Tournedos : a thick slice cut from the tenderloin (about one to two centimeters).
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.
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