Meal and wine pairing
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Alsace Edelzwicker
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.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Shellfish and Seafood
Aguachile
Mexico.
Raw shrimp marinated in a salted brine with cucumber, lemon juice, onion, pepper, and chili peppers (chiltepin).
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini al burro
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ham and mozzarella.
Served hot.
Main courses
Baeckeoffe
France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Dish made with potatoes, meats, and mixed vegetables, slowly cooked with spices and white wine.
Shellfish and Seafood
Bay scallops and clams cassolette with curry
Cassolette : individual container for presenting a dish.
Salads
Caesar salad
Romaine salad with garlicky croutons, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and a dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, and Worcestershire sauce.
Salads
Cervelat salad
France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Cervelas sausage cut into cubes or strips, mixed with onions and served with a cider or white wine vinaigrette.
Can be served with steamed potatoes and hard-boiled eggs.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Choucroute garnie
Cooked sauerkraut served with cured meats, meat, and potatoes, accompanied by Alsatian beer or Alsace white wine.
Cured Meats
Cold cut buffet
Buffet : all the dishes of the meal are served on a table, and the guests help themselves.
Cured Meats
Country style terrine
Pâté made with coarsely chopped ingredients such as pork, flavored with herbs and spices, and cooked in a terracotta dish.
Served cold or at room temperature.
Cold starters
Crab aspic
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.
Cold starters
Crab aspic with herbs
Aspic : a cold dish in which the ingredients (vegetables, fruits, eggs, fish, meat, and/or poultry) are encased in a jelly made from stock or consommé.