Meal and wine pairing
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Rosé d’Anjou
Serve at: 08-10°C or 46-50 °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
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Accras cod
Lightly spiced cod fritter.
Serve hot as an appetizer or as a starter.
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.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes a la barigoule
A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes a la croque au sel
À la croque au sel : raw vegetables dipped in salt, like radishes.
In general, avoid serving wine with raw artichoke.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Black and red fruit pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Veal
Blanquette de veau
Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.
Seafish
Bouillabaisse
Provençal fish stew.
The name of this dish is said to come from Provençal Occitan bolh (boiling) and abaissar (to lower): bouille and abaisse.
Seafish
Bourride
France. Occitania. Aude. Gard. Hérault. Pyrénées-Orientales. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Alpes-Maritimes. Bouches-du-Rhône. Var.
Steamed white fish soup (monkfish, sea bass, mackerel, mullet), served with a vegetable brunoise (carrot, celery, onion, leek, etc) and accompanied by aioli or olive oil mayonnaise, with garlic-rubbed croutons.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Breadsticks
Breadsticks : small, dry, and elongated breadsticks served as an appetizer.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Casse-museau
France. Centre-Val de Loire. Cher. Indre. Berry.
Goat cheese log baked with butter and flour.
Served warm, not hot.
Desserts and Sweet Courses
Cherry pavlova
Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.
Prefer a pairing with a wine with some residual sugar.