Meal and wine pairing
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Pear twelfth night cake
Synonyms: Epiphany cake with pear / French king cake with frangipane and pearThis dish pairs well with 43 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Riesling Vendanges tardives
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Barsac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old and more for a 1855 classed growth.
Cadillac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 12 years old.
Calvados Domfrontais Hors d’âge
Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)
Serve at 18-24°C or 64-75 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 6 months.
Champagne Blanc de blancs demi-sec
White sparkling wine(s)
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.
Champagne Blanc demi-sec
White sparkling wine(s)
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.
Clairette de Die Méthode ancestrale
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.
Condrieu Doux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 7 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.
Coteaux de l’Aubance
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old and more.
Coteaux de Saumur
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Coteaux du Layon
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
Coteaux du Layon Sélection de grains nobles
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 20 to 50 years old and more.
Prefer a pairing with a wine between 5 and 10 years old.
Côtes de Bergerac Blanc moelleux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.
Crémant d’Alsace Blanc demi-sec
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Crémant de Bordeaux Blanc demi-sec
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Crémant de Bourgogne Blanc demi-sec
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.
Crémant du Jura Blanc demi-sec
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Demi-sec cider
Cider(s) / Perry / Mead
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 year old.
Once you open the bottle, consume it within 3 days.
Gaillac Méthode ancestrale Doux
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-08°C or 43-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Jurançon
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 25 years old.
Limoux Méthode ancestrale
White sparkling wine(s)
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
Loupiac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Monbazillac
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk from : 3 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Montlouis sur Loire moelleux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 5 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 30 years old.
Serving wine : 08 to 09°C (46-48°F) for wines less than 7 years old. 10 to 12°C (50-54 °F) above.