Food and wine pairing
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Saumur-Champigny
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.
This drink pairs well with 360 dishes:
Cold starters
Ham aspic
Slice of ham around an egg in jelly made from a meat stock or consommé.
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Cheeses
Harbison
United States. Vermont.
Soft-ripened pasteurized cow's milk cheese with a bloomy rind encircled with a strip of spruce bark.
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Furred game
Hare à la royale
A la royale : slow-cooked with red wine and Cognac and completely deboned.
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Cured Meats
Head cheese
Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.
Served cold.
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Sauces
Herb butter
Softened butter with chopped herbs (chives, tarragon, and parsley), pepper, and salt.
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Sheep and Goats
Herb-crusted rack of lamb
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
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Cheeses
Hermelín
Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.
Prefer a pairing with a light wine low in tannins.
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Furred game
Jugged hare
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.
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Cheeses
Kunik
United States. New York.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized goat’s and cow's milk with a bloomy rind.
Serve with the less mature cheeses.
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Miscellaneous
Lamb and beef gyros
Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.
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Miscellaneous
Lamb and beef pita
Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat (lamb, beef), hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).
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Miscellaneous
Lamb and chicken gyros
Gyros : greek-origin sandwich, derived from döner kebab, made with meat, onion, tomato and tzatziki sauce in pita bread.
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Sheep and Goats
Lamb chops with rosemary
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Don't hesitate to decant the wine.
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Offal and tripe
Lamb kidneys and red wine
Kidneys pan-fried in oil and braised in wine.
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