Food and wine pairing ideas

Meal and wine pairing

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Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Endive with Bechamel

Béchamel sauce : white roux (half butter, half flour) thinned with milk or cream.

Synonyms:

Chicory with Bechamel sauce
Chicory with white sauce
Endives with white sauce

This dish pairs well with 5 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Beaujolais Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 13-15°C ou 55-59 °F.

Pair with a wine of 1 to 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

Brut cider

Cidres /Poirés /Hydromels

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

Muscadet

Vins tranquilles blancs

Serve at 09-11°C ou 48-52 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

Sancerre Blanc

Vins tranquilles blancs

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.

Saumur Mousseux Blanc

Vins effervescents blancs

Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.