Food and wine pairing

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Baklava

Balkans. Bulgaria. Greece. North Africa. Middle East. Turkey…

Dessert made of several layers of thin phyllo dough sheets separated with melted butter or oil, in which there is a mixture of dried fruits (hazelnuts, walnuts, or pistachios), sometimes finely ground and crushed spices (cloves), then immersed in a sweet liquid (water with lemon juice, orange blossom, honey, rose, etc).

This dish pairs well with 14 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s) (7)

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s) (3)

Non-alcoholic beverage(s) (2)

White sparkling wine(s) (2)

Alsace Gewurztraminer Vendanges tardives

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Barsac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years, 5 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.

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Champagne Blanc de blancs demi-sec

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 10 years old.

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Cofee

Non-alcoholic beverage(s)

Serve at 50-70°C or 122-158 °F.

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Mint tea

Non-alcoholic beverage(s)

Serve at 35-50°C or 95-122 °F.

Aging potential (estimation) : 9 to 12 months.

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Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise blanc

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Muscat de Frontignan Vin de liqueur

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

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Muscat de Lunel

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.

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Muscat de Mireval

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Muscat de Rivesaltes

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old.

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Muscat de Saint-Jean de Minervois

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.

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Muscat du Cap Corse

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old.

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Saumur Mousseux blanc

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Sauternes

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years, 5 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.

Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.

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