Meal and wine pairing
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Coteaux du Vendômois Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
Serve at: 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
This drink is paired well with 17 meals:?>
Meal families
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.
Cheeses
Coolea Plain
Ireland. Cork.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a yellow waxed rind.
Ripening : 12 months.
Warm starters
Ficelle picarde
France. Hauts-de-France. Aisne. Oise. Somme. (Picardy).
Crêpe filled with a preparation of mushrooms, crème fraîche, York ham with shallot, nutmeg, onion and topped with grated Emmental cheese.
Sauces
Gribiche sauce
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.
> view the mealShellfish and Seafood
Scallops breton style
Breton style : crème fraîche, shallots, onion, parsley, white wine topped with breadcrumbs.
> view the mealMushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Seafood risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
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Tablier de sapeur with gribiche sauce
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rhône. Lyon.
Dish usually served with steamed potatoes.
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.
Veal
Tête de veau with gribiche sauce
Gribiche sauce : enhanced tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, gherkins, and chopped parsley) with chopped hard-boiled eggs.
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