Food and wine pairing

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Sauces

Béchamel sauce

Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

Synonyms

White sauce

This dish pairs well with 10 drinks :

Alsace Pinot blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Beaujolais rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 2 years old.

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Bourgueil rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-17°C or 57-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Brut cider

Cider(s) / Perry / Mead

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 3 days.

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Champagne blanc brut

White sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Montagny

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

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Muscadet

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

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Pouilly-Fuissé

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Sancerre blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 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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