Meal and wine pairing
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Cabrales
Spain. Asturias.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk or a blend of two or three types of milk (cow, sheep, and goat), with a blue-green veined paste.
Ripening : 3 to 6 months.
This dish pairs well with 52 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Gewurztraminer Vendanges tardives
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.
Arbois Pupillin Vin jaune
Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 10 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Arbois Vin jaune
Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 10 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Banyuls Blanc
Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 years old.
Banyuls Traditionnel Rouge
Mistelle(s), fortified wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 years old and more.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Barley wine
Beer(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Barsac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 5 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.
Black tea
Non-alcoholic beverage(s)
Serve at 40-55°C or 104-131 °F.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Prefer a pairing with an oak tea.
Bonnezeaux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Brut cider
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 year old.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 3 days.
Cadillac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Cahors
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Cérons
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Château-Chalon
Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)
Serve at 13-15°C or 55-59 °F.
Can be drunk from : 10 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 6 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 8 years old.
Condrieu Doux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 7 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.
Coteaux de l’Aubance
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Coteaux de Saumur
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Coteaux du Layon
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire Blanc Liquoreux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Côtes du Jura Vin jaune
Yellow wine(s) / Vin jaune(s)
Serve at 14-16°C or 57-61 °F.
Can be drunk from : 10 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 50 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.
Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Still red wine(s)
Serve at 16-18°C or 61-64 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Doppelbock
Beer(s)
Serve at 09-13°C or 48-55 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.
Dubbel
Beer(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for one month.