Meal and wine pairing
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Baklava
Speciality of the Balkans, Bulgaria, Greece, North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey…
Dessert made of many layers of filo pastry dough separated with melted butter, or oiled dough layered in which there's a mixture of dried fruit (hazelnuts, walnuts or pistachios), sometimes spices (cloves) finely ground and crushed, which is then dipped in a sweet liquid (lemon and sugar water, orange blossom, honey, rose ...).
This dish pairs well with:
Wine colors
Alsace Vendanges Tardives Gewurztraminer
White
Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)
Main grape variety: Gewurztraminer
“ Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more. ”
Barsac
White
Serve at 08-12. °C (46-54 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 2 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.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth. ”
Champagne Demi-sec
White
Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old. ”
Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise
White
Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old. ”
Muscat de Frontignan Vin de liqueur
White
Serve at 07-09. °C (45-48 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old. ”
Muscat de Lunel
White
Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old. ”
Muscat de Mireval
White
Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old. ”
Muscat de Rivesaltes
White
Serve at 07-09. °C (45-48 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old. ”
Muscat de Saint-Jean de Minervois
White
Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old. ”
Muscat du Cap Corse
White
Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old. ”
Saumur Mousseux
White
Serve at 06-09. °C (43-48 °F)
“ Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old. ”
Sauternes
White
Serve at 10-12. °C (50-54 °F)
“ Pair with a wine of at least 6 years old, 10 years at least 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.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth. ”