Meal and wine pairing
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Baklava
Balkans. Bulgaria. Greece. North Africa. Middle East. Turkey…
Dessert made of several layers of thin phyllo dough sheets separated with melted butter or oil, in which there is a mixture of dried fruits (hazelnuts, walnuts, or pistachios), sometimes finely ground and crushed spices (cloves), then immersed in a sweet liquid (water with lemon juice, orange blossom, honey, rose, etc).
This dish pairs well with 14 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Gewurztraminer Vendanges tardives
Vins moelleux et liquoreux blancs
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
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Vins moelleux et liquoreux blancs
Serve at 08-12°C ou 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 Blanc de blancs Demi-sec
Vins effervescents blancs
Serve at 08-10°C ou 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 Blanc
Mistelles, vins de liqueurs et vins doux naturels
Serve at 10-12°C ou 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
Mistelles, vins de liqueurs et vins doux naturels
Serve at 07-09°C ou 45-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Muscat de Lunel
Mistelles, vins de liqueurs et vins doux naturels
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.
Muscat de Mireval
Mistelles, vins de liqueurs et vins doux naturels
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Muscat de Rivesaltes
Mistelles, vins de liqueurs et vins doux naturels
Serve at 07-09°C ou 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
Mistelles, vins de liqueurs et vins doux naturels
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 8 years old.
Muscat du Cap Corse
Mistelles, vins de liqueurs et vins doux naturels
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old.
Saumur Mousseux Blanc
Vins effervescents blancs
Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Sauternes
Vins moelleux et liquoreux blancs
Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °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.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.