Meal and wine pairing
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Seafood gumbo
United States. Louisiana.
Gumbo : a vegetable stew (celery, onion, bell pepper) with a thick, highly aromatic broth, to which seafood (typically crab, shrimp, or lobster) or meat (quail, duck, chicken, and smoked meats like andouille, ham, sausage) is added at the end of cooking.
Dish usually served with rice.
This dish pairs well with 11 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Pinot gris
Still white wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.
Alsace Riesling
Still white wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Anjou Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Prefer a pairing with a dry wine.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.
Märzen
Beers
Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.
May be called Bière de mars, Märzenbier or Oktoberfestbier.
Montlouis sur Loire Demi-sec
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Savennières Demi-sec
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 20 years old.
Vouvray Demi-sec
Still white wines
Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.