Food and wine pairing ideas

Food and wine pairing

Touraine Mesland rouge

Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

Main courses

Salt pork : salt-cured pork.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Cheeses

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Haute-Savoie. Savoie.

Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a grey washed rind.

Ripening : 70 days minimum.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Quiche made with shortcrust pastry filled with a mixture of eggs, cream, Rillettes de Tours, and rillons.

Rillons : pieces of pork slowly cooked in their own fat and seasoned with salt, pepper, spices, and sometimes garlic, parsley, or vinegar.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.

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