Food and wine pairing
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Touraine rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Synonyms
- Touraine red wine
This drink pairs well with 131 dishes:
Veal
Sautéed veal with spring vegetables
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
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Sheep and Goats
Seven hour shoulder of lamb
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.
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Sheep and Goats
Seven-hour lamb
Seven hours : slow-cooked in wine with garlic and herbs until the meat falls off the bone.
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Main courses
Souvlaki
Cyprus. Greece.
Small pieces of meat (lamb, beef, mutton, pork, chicken) cut into cubes and marinated in lemon juice and olive oil with vegetables, aromatics (oregano, thyme), herbs, pepper and salt, then grilled on a spit or on a skewer.
Served in a plate or on pita bread.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Spaghetti bolognese
Bolognese sauce : meat-based sauce with soffritto (the Italian version of a mirepoix) made from onion, celery, and carrot. The various meats are minced or finely chopped and slow-cooked.
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Sheep and Goats
Spit roasted kid goat with persillade sauce
Persillade sauce : blend of chopped parsley and garlic mixed with breadcrumbs and/or olive oil and vinegar.
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Poultry
Squab with spring vegetables
Spring vegetables : vegetables harvested before reaching full maturity.
Soubise sauce : béchamel with onion, butter, fresh cream, salt and pepper.
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Cheeses
St. Malachi
United States. Pennsylvania.
Pressed cheese made from pasteurized cow’s milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months minimum.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Stuffed cabbage
Stuffing made with beef or pork, seasoned with onions, tomatoes, rice, spices, etc., wrapped in one or more cabbage leaves, then boiled or steamed.
Generally eaten hot.
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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Stuffed mushrooms
Stuffed mushrooms with ham.
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Pork
Sweet and sour pork ribs
Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.
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Cheeses
Tarentaise cheese
United States. Vermont.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and washed rind.
Ripening : 9 months minimum.
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Cheeses
Tarentaise reserve cheese
United States. Vermont.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste and washed rind.
Ripening : 12 months minimum.
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Cheeses
Tilsit
Germany.
Pasteurized cow's milk cheese with cooked pressed paste and washed rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.
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Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Touraine-style quiche
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.
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