Meal and wine pairing
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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.
Synonyms:
- Brawn
- Head cheese
This dish pairs well with 22 drinks :
Drinks and wines types
Alsace Pinot blanc
Still white wines
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.
Alsace Riesling
Still white wines
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.
Beaujolais Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Beaujolais-Villages Blanc
Still white wines
Serve at 08-10°C ou 46-50 °F.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 years old.
Bordeaux Clairet
Still rosé wines
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.
Bourgogne Blanc
Still white wines
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.
Bourgueil Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Chinon Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Coteaux du Lyonnais Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Côtes de Bordeaux Francs Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Crémant de Bordeaux Rosé
Rosé sparkling wines
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.
Fitou
Still red wines
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.
Fronsac
Still red wines
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.
Graves Blanc
Still white wines
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.
Languedoc Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Moulin-à-Vent
Still red wines
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.
Saint-Nicolas de Bourgueil Rouge
Still red wines
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.
Saumur-Champigny
Still red wines
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.
Saumur Puy Notre-Dame
Still red wines
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.
Sticke alt
Beers
Serve at 06-10°C ou 43-50 °F.
Stronger alcoholic version of the Altbier.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.