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 21 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Grand cru Riesling
Vins tranquilles blancs
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.
Armagnac Blanche Armagnac
Eaux-de-vie et 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.
Chablis
Vins tranquilles blancs
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.
Champagne Blanc Brut
Vins effervescents blancs
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.
Côtes de Bordeaux Saint-Macaire Blanc Moelleux
Vins moelleux et liquoreux blancs
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.
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.
Imperial stout
Bières
Serve at 11-13°C ou 52-55 °F.
May be called Russian Imperial Stout (RIS).
Märzen
Bières
Serve at 08-12°C ou 46-54 °F.
May be called Bière de mars, Märzenbier or Oktoberfestbier.
Meursault Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
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.
Pouilly-Fumé
Vins tranquilles blancs
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.
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 Blanc
Vins tranquilles blancs
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.
Witbier
Bières
Serve at 06-09°C ou 43-48 °F.
May be called Bière blanche, White beer, Wit or Witte.
May be called Aquavit.