Meal and wine pairing
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Côtes de Provence Rouge
Serve at: 15-17°C or 59-63 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Sauces
Americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie
Apicius pie
Pie with a filling of poultry, honey, and spices.
Prefer a pairing with an old vintage.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini al ragù
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ragù (meat in tomato sauce) and peas.
Served hot.
Sauces
Bagna cauda
A specialty originating from Piedmont.
Warm sauce made with anchovies, garlic, and olive oil, into which raw vegetables are dipped.
Cheeses
Banon
France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened cheese made from goat's milk with a bloomy rind.
Sheep and Goats
Baron with garlic cream
Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.
Seafish
Basquaise-style tuna
Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
Cheeses
Beaufort
France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Savoie.
Variety of Beaufort cheese produced from November 1 to May 31.
Pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw cow’s milk.
Ripening : 5 months minimum.
Beef
Beef daube
Daube : braised stew (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in white or red wine and aromatics.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Beef dumplings with tomato sauce
Tomato sauce : tomato paste or fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, bay leaf, thyme, red, salt, sugar and pepper.
Beef
Beef Stroganov
Russia.
Speciality with beef, mushrooms, onions, paprika and smetana (sour clotted cream).
Pairing with a dominant Syrah (shiraz) grape.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Black fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Prefer a regional pairing.