Food and wine pairing

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Head cheese

Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.

Served cold.

Synonyms

Brawn
Head cheese

This dish pairs well with 28 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Still red wine(s) (13)

Still rosé wine(s) (6)

Still white wine(s) (6)

Beer(s) (2)

Rosé sparkling wine(s) (1)

Alsace Chasselas

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.

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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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Alsace Riesling

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 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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Beaujolais-Villages 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) : 3 to 5 years old.

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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.

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Blonde ale

Beer(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 months.

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Bordeaux Clairet

Still rosé 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.

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Bourgogne blanc

Still white wine(s)

Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 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.

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.

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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.

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Corbières rosé

Still rosé 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.

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.

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Coteaux du Lyonnais 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.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Francs rouge

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 1 year.

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

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Crémant de Bordeaux rosé

Rosé sparkling wine(s)

Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

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

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Faugères rosé

Still rosé wine(s)

Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.

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Fitou

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 3 years.

Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.

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Fronsac

Still red wine(s)

Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.

Can be drunk from : 2 years.

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

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Graves blanc

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 5 years old.

Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.

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Languedoc rosé

Still rosé wine(s)

Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.

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Languedoc 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) : 2 to 5 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.

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Malepère rosé

Still rosé 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 3 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.

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Minervois rosé

Still rosé 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 3 years old.

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.

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Moulin-à-Vent

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.

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