Meal and wine pairing
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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 22 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Akvavit
Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)
Serve at 00-05 °C or 32-41 °F
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 30 years old and more.
Alsace Grand cru Riesling
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine with mineral notes.
Amber Märzen
Beer(s)
Serve at 08-12°C or 46-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 9 to 12 months.
Armagnac Blanche Armagnac
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 12 months.
Blended malt scotch whisky
Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)
Serve at 18-22°C or 64-72 °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 36 months.
Bock
Beer(s)
Serve at 07-09°C or 45-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 12 to 18 months.
Chablis
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 2 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 7 years old.
Champagne blanc brut
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.
Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire Blanc moelleux
Sweet and Medium-sweet white wine(s)
Serve at 08-10°C or 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Dry stout
Beer(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 months.
Gin
Spirit(s) and liqueur(s)
Serve at 06-10°C or 43-50 °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 12 months.
Graves Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Imperial stout
Beer(s)
Serve at 09-11°C or 48-52 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.
Meursault Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 12-14°C or 54-57 °F.
Can be drunk from : 4 years.
Aging potential (estimation) : 7 to 12 years old.
Pouilly-Fumé
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 11-13°C or 52-55 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 8 years old.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 4 years old.
Roggenbier
Beer(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.
May be called Rye beer.
Rosé 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.
Sancerre Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.
Saumur Blanc
Still white wine(s)
Serve at 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk from : 1 year.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 8 years old.
Scotch ale
Beer(s)
Serve at 11-14°C or 52-57 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 4 to 6 years old.
Smoked beer
Beer(s)
Serve at 07-08°C or 45-46 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 6 to 12 months if unpasteurized, 1 to 2 years if pasteurized.
Witbier
Beer(s)
Serve at 06-09°C or 43-48 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 months.
Once you open the bottle, can last it in the fridge for several months..