Meal and wine pairing

Shellfish and Seafood

Clams mariniere with thyme

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

Cheeses

Creamy Lancashire

United Kingdom. Lancashire.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk with a pale yellow natural rind.
Ripening : 2 to 4 weeks.

Cheeses

Dancing fern

United States. Tennessee.
Raw cow's milk cheese with pressed uncooked paste.
Ripening : 2 months.

Shellfish and Seafood

Fines de claire oyster

Fines de claire : oysters matured for 4 -8 weeks in oyster ponds.

Main meals

Fish couscous

Couscous : steamed wheat semolina served with fish, meat or vegetable stew accompanied by a spicy broth.

Sea fish

Grilled fish

Sauces

Marinière sauce

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

Shellfish and Seafood

Moules marinière

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

Shellfish and Seafood

Moules mariniere pot

Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

Shellfish and Seafood

Mussels steamed with cider and bacon

Freshwater fish

Pike with beurre blanc sauce

Beurre blanc sauce : shallot reduction with wine and vinegar blended with whipped butter.

Cheeses

Robiola di Roccaverano

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Soft-ripened cheese made from raw sheep's, goat’s and/or cow's milk with a natural rind.

Sea fish

Sardine toast

Main meals

Sea tartiflette

Dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese, and seafood and/or fish, gratinated with cheese.

Shellfish and Seafood

Shrimp tempura

Tempura : frying batter made with flour, egg and ice water, in which all sorts of vegetables cut into slices or matchsticks, seafood or fish are dipped before frying in sesame oil.
Generally, tempura is dipped in a sauce (dashi, mirin, and soy sauce, flavored with condiments like grated ginger and daikon radish) and served with noodles or rice.

Appetizers

Smoked salmon canapé

Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed mussels in white wine

Shellfish and Seafood

Steamed mussels with cider

Main meals

Tartiflette with Mont d’or

Tartiflette : gratin dish made with cream, potatoes, cheese and bacon bits, baked with cheese.

Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines with garlic

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.

Cheeses

Trappe de Bricquebec

France. Normandy.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

Main meals

Vegetarian Tartiflette

Cream-based dish with potatoes, sometimes with mushrooms, baked au gratin with cheese.