Meal and wine pairing
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Alsace Grand cru Pinot gris
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
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.
Veal
Blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with few residual sugar.
Seafish
Coulibiac
Russia.
Puff pastry filled with sea bass and salmon mixed with mushrooms, hard-boiled egg, onion and dill.
Poultry
Duck a l’orange
A l'orange : sauce with orange juice, duck liver and orange liqueur.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar.
Poultry
Duck aiguillette with honey
Aiguillette : thin slice cut lengthwise from a poultry breast.
Ready to drink from : 8 years old.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Exotic fruit vacherin
Vacherin : dessert made of meringue filled with ice cream or sorbet, sometimes with fruit, and topped with whipped cream.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with residual sugar.
Sauces
Orange sauce
Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar.
Shellfish and Seafood
Sweet and sour sauce shrimp
Sweet and sour sauce : Tomato sauce with shallot, olive oil and bay leaf.
Poultry
Tandoori chicken
Tandoori : meat or fish marinated and coated in yogurt mixed with spices (garam masala, ginger, garlic, cumin, cayenne pepper).
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
White truffle risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Prefer a pairing with a wine of at least 6 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with a lot of residual sugar.