Meal and wine pairing
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Côtes de Provence rosé
Serve at: 10-12°C or 50-54 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.
This drink is paired well with:
Meal families
Sauces
Aïoli
Provençale sauce.
An emulsion made with garlic and olive oil, sometimes enriched with egg yolk or lemon juice.
Sauces
Americaine sauce
American sauce : a tomato-based sauce blended with softened butter, crushed lobster roe and eggs, all strained.
In France, by mistake, the "American sauce" can be distorted into "sauce armoricaine."
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Anchovy butter
Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Anchovy butter canapé
Anchovy butter : Softened butter mashed with anchovy fillets, garlic, and sometimes herbs.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
Appetizers and Amuse-bouches
Arancini al burro
Italy. Sicilia.
Breaded and fried rice balls or cones, 8 to 12 cm in diameter, filled with ham and mozzarella.
Served hot.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes a la barigoule
A la barigoule : stuffing made from mushrooms and onion braised in olive oil.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes in pinzimonio
Pinzimonio : raw vegetables to dip in salted and peppered olive oil, sometimes with vinegar.
Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice
Artichokes mayonnaise
Mayonnaise : emulsion of oil with egg yolk, mustard, pepper, and sometimes a dash of lemon juice or vinegar.
Cheeses
Ash covered goat cheese
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Cheeses
Ash ripened goat cheese log
Soft-ripened cheese made from pasteurized goat’s milk with a natural rind rind coated in ash.
Seafish
Atascaburras
Spain. Albacete. Cuenca.
Brandade made with salted cod, olive oil, potatoes, and chestnuts.
Sauces
Bagna cauda
A specialty originating from Piedmont.
Warm sauce made with anchovies, garlic, and olive oil, into which raw vegetables are dipped.
Seafish
Basquaise-style tuna
Basque-style : cooked tuna accompanied by onion, pepper and tomato.
Prefer a pairing with a young, fruity wine.
Main courses
Basque piperade
France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Pyrénées-Atlantique. Basque Country.
Culinary specialty based on peppers, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes, served with eggs, meat, or fish.
Prefer a regional pairing.