Meal and wine pairing
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Grignan les Adhémar Blanc
Serve at: 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Cured Meats
Andouillette with mustard sauce
Mustard sauce : hollandaise sauce with mustard.
Served hot.
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.
Cheeses
Bamalou
France. Occitania. Ariège.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.
Ripening : 3 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Cheeses
Berkswell
United Kingdom. West Midlands.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from raw sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 6 to 12 months.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
Cheeses
Brebis Echourgnac
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Dordogne (Périgord).
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from whole pasteurized sheep's milk with a natural rind.
Ripening : 3 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Cheeses
Cave aged marisa
United States. Wisconsin.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 3 months.
Serve with the most mature cheeses.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Green asparagus risotto
Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.
Seafish
Hake steak Provençal
Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.
Seafish
Monkfish with Romesco sauce
Romesco sauce : catalan specialty. Sauce made with a mixture of garlic, almonds, ñoras (dried red peppers), bread, tomatoes, along with oil, vinegar, and spices.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Parmesan breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Pasta carbonara
Carbonara : pasta dish with eggs, cheese (pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano), bacon (guanciale or pancetta), black pepper and sometimes cream.
Seafish
Provençal grilled sea bream
Provençal : crushed tomatoes, garlic and parsley cooked in olive oil.
Prefer a pairing according the side dish.