Food and wine pairing

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Cabrales

Spain. Asturias.

Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk or a blend of two or three types of milk (cow, sheep, and goat), with a blue-green veined paste.

Ripening : 3 to 6 months.

Synonyms

Cabraliego
Queso de Cabrales
Quesu Cabrales

This dish pairs well with 52 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s) (16)

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s) (13)

Beer(s) (6)

Still red wine(s) (6)

Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s) (5)

Still white wine(s) (3)

Cider(s) / Perry / Mead (2)

Non-alcoholic beverage(s) (1)

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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Arbois Pupillin Vin jaune

Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 10 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.

Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

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Arbois Vin jaune

Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 10 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.

Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

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Banyuls blanc

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 years old.

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Banyuls Traditionnel rouge

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

Serve with the most mature cheeses.

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Barley wine

Beer(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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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.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 years old.

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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Black tea

Non-alcoholic beverage(s)

Serve at 40-55°C or 104-131 °F.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an oak tea.

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Bonnezeaux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

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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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Cadillac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Cahors

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

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

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Cérons

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Château-Chalon

Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)

Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk from : 10 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

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Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 6 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 8 years old.

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Condrieu Doux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 7 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.

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Coteaux de l'Aubance

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk from : 4 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

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Coteaux de Saumur

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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Coteaux du Layon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire blanc Liquoreux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.

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Côtes du Jura Vin jaune

Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 10 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.

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Côtes du Roussillon Villages

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Doppelbock

Beer(s)

Serve at 09-13°C or 48-55 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

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Dubbel

Beer(s)

Serve at 06-10°C or 43-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

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