Meal and wine pairing
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Alsace Gewurztraminer Sélection de grains nobles
Serve at: 07-10°C or 45-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Aged brick
United States. Wisconsin.
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a washed rind.
Ripening : 7 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Alsatian-style apple tart
Alsatian-style : tart with a cream made from eggs, kirsch, milk, sugar, and flour.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Apple strudel
Puff pastry filled with pieces of apple and raisins, usually seasoned with cinnamon and served warm with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, custard, or vanilla sauce.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Baerewecke
France. Grand Est. Alsace.
Bread with dried and candied fruits marinated in alcohol.
Fruits
Brasucado
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Occitanie. Cévennes.
Roasting chestnuts over a wood fire on a metal sheet or in a large pan.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel bavarian cream
Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel mille-feuille
Mille-feuille : pastry made with three layers of puff pastry separated by two layers of pastry cream and covered with icing sugar or a fondant.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Caramel pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Chocolate marquise with caramel sauce
Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).