Meal and wine pairing
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Crémant d’Alsace rosé
Serve at: 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cheeses
Alex
Germany. Allgäu.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw cow's milk with a washed rind (infused with a special blend of herbs and elderflowers).
Ripening : 7 months.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Alsatian-style blueberry tart
Alsatian-style : tart with a cream made from eggs, kirsch, milk, sugar, and flour.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Antipasti
« before the meal »
Prefer a pairing according the side dish.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, typically filled with ragù, peas, and cheese, or with ham cubes and mozzarella.
Served hot.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Biscuits roses de Reims charlotte with red berries
Charlotte made with Biscuits roses de Reims soaked in Champagne or ratafia and red fruits (strawberry, raspberry, redcurrant).
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Black and red fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Black fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Black plum pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Blueberry bavarian cream
Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Blueberry crumble
Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Blueberry pierogi
Poland.
Pierogi : stuffed dumpling cooked in boiling water.
Stuffed with sour cream, sugar, and blueberry.
Served hot or cold.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Cheese breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Cherries flambéed in kirsch
Cherries poached in a light syrup, coated in caramel, flambéed, and served over vanilla ice cream.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Cherry merveilleux
Belgium. France.
Merveilleux : Sphere or half-sphere shaped cake made of two meringues joined with praline whipped cream, covered with caramelized almond and hazelnut slivers.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Cherry pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Chocolate and morello cherry shortcake
United Kingdom.
Shortcake : small dry cake topped with a layer of fruit, syrup, and whipped cream.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Chocolate and red berries charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
Pairing with a dominant Pinot noir grape.