Food and wine pairing

Photo de Jameson Fink (CC BY 2.0)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jamesonfink/8034506683/

Main courses

Eel matelote

Matelote : red wine reduction with fish stock and mushrooms.

Synonyms

Eel stew

This dish pairs well with 53 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Still red wine(s) (28)

Still white wine(s) (22)

Beer(s) (1)

Still rosé wine(s) (1)

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s) (1)

Alsace Pinot noir rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

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

>dish info

Alsace Sylvaner

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) : 2 to 3 years old.

Prefer a regional pairing.

>dish info

Anjou 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) : 2 to 3 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.

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

>dish info

Arbois Chardonnay

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

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

>dish info

Bandol rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

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

Prefer a pairing with a young wine (3-5 years).

>dish info

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 3 years old.

>dish info

Beaujolais-Villages 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) : 3 to 4 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 3 years old.

>dish info

Bergerac 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) : 2 to 3 years old.

>dish info

Bordeaux rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

>dish info

Bordeaux supérieur rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

>dish info

Bourgogne 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) : 3 to 5 years old.

>dish info

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.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 4 years old.

>dish info

Chablis

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.

>dish info

Cheverny 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) : 2 to 4 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 3 years old.

>dish info

Chinon rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.

Prefer a pairing with a wine from terraces.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 5 years old.

>dish info

Corbières rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 years old.

>dish info

Coteaux champenois rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

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

>dish info

Coteaux du Loir blanc

Sweet and Medium-sweet 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.

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

>dish info

Côtes de Provence 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) : 1 to 2 years old.

>dish info

Cour-Cheverny sec

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 1 to 4 years old.

>dish info

Gaillac 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.

>dish info

Graves 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 10 years old.

>dish info

Haut-Poitou rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

>dish info

Jasnières sec

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) : 10 to 15 years old and more.

Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 6 years old.

>dish info

Eel matelote

Synonyms

See also:

This dish pairs well with 53 drinks :