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Meal and wine pairing

Smoked salmon carpaccio

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.

This dish pairs well with 21 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Akvavit

Spirits and liqueurs

Serve at 00-05 °C ou 32-41 °F

May be called Aquavit.

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Alsace Grand cru Riesling

Still white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine over 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Armagnac Blanche Armagnac

Spirits and liqueurs

Serve at 18-24°C ou 64-75 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : once you open the bottle, consume it within 12 months.

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Bock

Beers

Serve at 09-13°C ou 48-55 °F.

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Chablis

Still white wines

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.

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Champagne Blanc Brut

White sparkling wines

Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire Blanc Moelleux

Sweet and Medium-sweet white wines

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.

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Dry stout

Beers

Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.

May be called Irish stout.

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Gin

Spirits and liqueurs

Serve at 06-10°C ou 43-50 °F.

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Graves Blanc

Still white wines

Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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Imperial stout

Beers

Serve at 11-13°C ou 52-55 °F.

May be called Russian Imperial Stout (RIS).

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Märzen

Beers

Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.

May be called Bière de mars, Märzenbier or Oktoberfestbier.

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Meursault Blanc

Still white wines

Serve at 12-14°C ou 54-57 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 4 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.

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Pouilly-Fumé

Still white wines

Serve at 11-13°C ou 52-55 °F.

May be called Blanc Fumé de Pouilly.
Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 8 years old.

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Roggenbier

Beers

Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.

May be called Rye beer.

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Rosé cider

Ciders / Perry / Mead

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

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Sancerre Blanc

Still white wines

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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Saumur Blanc

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.

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Scotch ale

Beers

Serve at 11-14°C ou 52-57 °F.

May be called Scottish ale.

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Smoked beer

Beers

Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.

May be called Rauchbier.

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Witbier

Beers

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

May be called Bière blanche, White beer, Wit or Witte.

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