Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Poultry

Galette with ham and cheese

Galette : savory crepe.

> view pairings

Desserts

Mandarine givrée

Mandarine sorbet served in a mandarine.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Ewe’s blue

United States. New York.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.
Ripening : 2 to 4 months.

> view pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Bay scallop tartare

Tartare : raw ingredient cut into cubes, brunoise, or coarsely chopped, with a strong seasoning.

> view pairings

Sheep and Goats

Rack of lamb with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

> view pairings

Salads

Langoustines salad with orange butter and tarragon

Orange butter : reduced orange juice with butter and cream.

> view pairings

Pizza, Quiche, Tart and Pie

Pissaladiere

Bread dough topped with onions (caramelized or puréed), olives, garlic and anchovies.

> view pairings

Veal

Braised calf’s head

Braise : to cook food slowly, after browning it on all sides, in a small amount of flavored liquid, over low heat and covered.

> view pairings

Game animals

Wild boar fillet with bordelaise sauce

Bordelaise sauce : a red wine reduction infused with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme, butter, and flour.

> view pairings

Desserts

Raspberry zabaione

Zabaione : egg yolks beaten with a liquid, alcoholic or non-alcoholic, in order to obtain a hot or warm foamy and flavored preparation.

> view pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tomato soufflé

Tomato stuffed with a mixture of beaten egg, Bechamel and cheese.

> view pairings

Sheep and Goats

Baron of lamb with porcini mushrooms

Baron : rear half of a lamb carcass including the back, rump, belly and both rear legs.

> view pairings

Main meals

Lobster raviole with Newburg sauce

Ravioles : stuffed pasta, smaller and thinner than traditional ravioli.
Newburg sauce : lobster butter with cream, egg yolks, onions, and Sherry or Madeira.

> view pairings