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Meal and wine pairing

Blue Stilton

United Kingdom. Derbyshire, Leicestershire. Nottinghamshire.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized whole cow's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 9 weeks minimum.

This dish pairs well with 26 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Amber ale

Beers

Serve at 07-13°C ou 45-55 °F.

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Anjou Blanc

Still white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

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Barley wine

Beers

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

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Barsac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

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.

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Bitter

Beers

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

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Bonnezeaux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.

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Brown Ale

Beers

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

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Coteaux du Layon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.

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Dark lager

Beers

Serve at 06-10°C ou 43-50 °F.

May be called Black lager or Schwarzbier.

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Dubbel

Beers

Serve at 06-10°C ou 43-50 °F.

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Ice cider

Ciders / Perry / Mead

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

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Imperial stout

Beers

Serve at 11-13°C ou 52-55 °F.

May be called Russian Imperial Stout (RIS).

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India pale ale

Beers

Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.

May be called IPA.

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Jurançon

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.

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Loupiac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Maury Ambré

Mistelles, fortified wines

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.

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Monbazillac

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Muscat de Lunel

Mistelles, fortified wines

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.

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Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 10 years old.

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Quadrupel

Beers

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

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Quarts de Chaume

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.

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Sainte-Croix du Mont

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.

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Sauternes

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

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.

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Smoked beer

Beers

Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.

May be called Rauchbier.

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