Meal and wine pairing
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Muscat de Rivesaltes
Serve at: 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 10 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
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Almond tuiles
Small almond-based pastry, baked flat into the shape of a roof tile, typically used as a dessert garnish.
Cheeses
Amablu
United States. Minnesota.
Raw cow’s milk blue cheese, pressed but uncooked.
Ripening : 75 days.
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Angel’s food cake
A type of vanilla sponge cake often served covered with red berry coulis and strawberries.
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Apple bavarian cream
Bavarian cream : custard with whipped cream and gelatin flavored with alcohol.
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Apple charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
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Apple cobbler
United Kingdom. United States.
Cobbler : a dessert consisting of a fruit filling poured into a baking dish and covered with a crust.
In the Southern United States, the cobbler has both a top and bottom crust.
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Apricot bavarian cream
Bavarois : chilled molded dessert made with custard or fruit purée, combined with whipped cream and gelatin.
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Apricot blancmange
Blanc-manger : sweet dessert made with milk or cream, flavored and thickened with potato starch or cornstarch.
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Apricot charlotte
Charlotte : dessert made with cookies, sponge cake, or bread surrounding a heart filled with compote, jam, cream, jelly or fruit puree.
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Apricot marquise
Marquise : dessert or frozen dessert made with chocolate mousse (white, milk or dark chocolate).
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Baklava
Balkans. Bulgaria. Greece. North Africa. Middle East. Turkey…
Dessert made of several layers of thin phyllo dough sheets separated with melted butter or oil, in which there is a mixture of dried fruits (hazelnuts, walnuts, or pistachios), sometimes finely ground and crushed spices (cloves), then immersed in a sweet liquid (water with lemon juice, orange blossom, honey, rose, etc).
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Banana and chocolate 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.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.