Food and wine pairing

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Desserts and Sweet Courses

Twelfth night cake

Frangipane : almond-based cream mixed with pastry cream with butter, eggs, sugar and flavored with rum.

Synonyms

Epiphany cake
French king cake with frangipane

This dish pairs well with 33 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

White sparkling wine(s) (12)

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s) (11)

Cider(s) / Perry / Mead (4)

Beer(s) (2)

Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s) (2)

Spirit(s) and liqueur(s) (1)

Still white wine(s) (1)

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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Pale ale

Beer(s)

Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.

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Perry

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.

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

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Pilsner

Beer(s)

Serve at 04-06°C or 39-43 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.

Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 months.

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Poirineau

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) : 3 to 5 years old.

Once you open the bottle, consume it within 6 months.

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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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Sauternes

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.

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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Vouvray Mousseux demi-sec

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) : 2 to 5 years old.

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Vouvray Mousseux Extra-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 3 years old.

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