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Meal and wine pairing

Head cheese

Small pieces of pork meat (cheeks, snout, tongue, etc), usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallots or onion, seasoned with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in aspic.
Served cold.

This dish pairs well with 22 drinks :

Drinks and wines types

Alsace Chasselas

Vins tranquilles blancs

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

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Alsace Pinot blanc

Vins tranquilles blancs

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

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

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Alsace Riesling

Vins tranquilles blancs

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.

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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.

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Beaujolais-Villages Blanc

Vins tranquilles blancs

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

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

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Blonde ale

Bières

Serve at 06-08°C ou 43-46 °F.

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Bordeaux Clairet

Vins tranquilles rosés

Serve at 10-12°C ou 50-54 °F.

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

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Bourgogne Blanc

Vins tranquilles blancs

Serve at 11-13°C ou 52-55 °F.

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

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Bourgueil Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-17°C ou 57-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Chinon Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.

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Coteaux du Lyonnais Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 13-15°C ou 55-59 °F.

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Francs Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

The commercial name generally used is Francs Côtes de Bordeaux rouge.
Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.

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Crémant de Bordeaux Rosé

Vins effervescents rosés

Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.

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

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Fitou

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Fronsac

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Graves Blanc

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 5 years old.

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Languedoc Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 15-17°C ou 59-63 °F.

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

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Moulin-à-Vent

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-16°C ou 57-61 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil Rouge

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 14-17°C ou 57-63 °F.

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 10 years old.

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Saumur-Champigny

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Saumur Puy Notre-Dame

Vins tranquilles rouges

Serve at 16-18°C ou 61-64 °F.

Pair with a wine of at least 5 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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Sticke alt

Bières

Serve at 06-10°C ou 43-50 °F.

Stronger alcoholic version of the Altbier.

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