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)

Floc de Gascogne blanc

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 07-10°C or 45-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

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

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Gevrey-Chambertin

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

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

Prefer a pairing with a developed wine.

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Hermitage blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

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

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Ice 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 to 2 years old.

Serve with the most mature cheeses.

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

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Jurançon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.

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Kriek lambic

Beer(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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L'Etoile 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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Loupiac

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) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Maury Grenat

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.

Serve with the most mature cheeses.

Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 2 years old.

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Maury rouge Tuilé

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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Médoc rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 15 years old.

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Milk stout

Beer(s)

Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 months.

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Monbazillac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Montlouis sur Loire demi-sec

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 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.

Serve with the young cheeses.

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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.

Serve with the young cheeses.

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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.

Serve with the young cheeses.

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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.

Serve with the young cheeses.

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Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 10 years old.

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Pessac-Léognan rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years, 5 years at least for a cru classé.

Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more for a classed growth.

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Pineau des Charentes rosé

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 years old.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 2 months.

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Quadrupel

Beer(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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Quarts de Chaume

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)

Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.

Can be drunk from : 5 years.

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

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Rasteau rouge Tuilé

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) : 10 to 20 years old.

Serve with the most mature cheeses.

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