Meal and wine pairing
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Crémant d’Alsace Blanc de noirs demi-sec
Serve at: 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Parmigiano Reggiano vecchio
Italy. Emilia Romagna and Lombardy south.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 18 to 24 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Petit four glacé
Glazed : spreading a shiny, often sweet, substance over food before finishing the cooking, so that when served, the food has a shiny appearance.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Pièce montée
Traditional large dessert served at communions, weddings, or festive meals.
Generally features an architectural shape and significant ornamentation.
Cheeses
Veigadarte
Spain. Castile and León.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in oak ash.
Ripening : 4 weeks.
Pair according the color of the fruit(s).