Meal and wine pairing
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Alsace Grand cru Gewurztraminer
Serve at: 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Gingerbread 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
Mirabelle meringue cake
Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar.
Cheeses
Munster
France. Grand Est. Alsace (Munster) and Lorraine (Munster Géromé).
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Poultry
Peking duck
To glaze : to spread honey over the skin of an animal before cooking in order to achieve a crispy and sweet texture with a shiny appearance.
Cheeses
Stinking bishop
United Kingdom. Gloucestershire.
Soft-ripened cheese made from cow's milk with a perry-washed rind orange-colored.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Summer roll
Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Tapenade toast
Tapenade : garlic, capers, anchovy fillets, black olives, pepper, and olive oil.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 3 years old.