Meal and wine pairing
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Scallop carpaccio with a lemon sauce
Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.
This dish pairs well with 26 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Klevener de Heiligenstein
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 8 years old.
Alsace Riesling 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) : 10 to 20 years old.
American Pale Ale
Beer(s)
Serve at 04-06°C or 39-43 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 6 months.
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.
Blonde ale
Beer(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 months.
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.
Chablis
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine with mineral notes.
Crémant d’Alsace Blanc
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a vintage wine.
Crémant de Bordeaux Blanc
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a vintage wine.
Entre-Deux-Mers Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young vintage.
Graves Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
Haut-Poitou Blanc
Still white wine(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.
Hopfenweisse
Beer(s)
Serve at 07-08°C or 45-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 months.
Jurançon sec
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Muscadet
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young vintage.
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur lie
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young vintage.
Palette Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.
Pilsner
Beer(s)
Serve at 04-06°C or 39-43 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 months.
Pouilly-Fuissé
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young vintage.
Pouilly-Fumé
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 8 years old.
Pouilly-Loché
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Pouilly-Vinzelles
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Sauternes
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 6 years, 10 years at least for a 1855 classed growth.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Prefer a pairing with a no-classified cru preferably.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 5 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old.
Touraine Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine aged 2 to 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.