Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Cheeses

Hermelín

Czech Republic.
Soft-ripened cow's milk cheese with bloomy rind.

> view all pairings

Poultry

Duck breast with chocolate sauce

Chocolate sauce : red wine with butter, shallot, veal stock, pepper and cocoa.

> view all pairings

Poultry

Pigeon en vessie with cream sauce

En vessie : meat poach in pork bladder. Like cooking under vacuum.
Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

> view all pairings

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Antipasti

« before the meal »

> view all pairings

Cheeses

Bleu des Causses

France. Occitania. Aveyron, Lot, Lozère.
Blue cheese made from raw cow's milk.
Ripening : 70 days minimum.

> view all pairings

Beef

Grilled rib steak with porcini mushrooms

Rib steak : rib of beef with bone attached.

> view all pairings

Sauces

Provençal sauce

Provençal sauce : crushed tomatoes and a garlic clove sautéed in oil.

> view all pairings

Cured Meats

Lorraine paté with garden salad

France. Grand Est. Meurthe-et-Moselle. Baccarat.
Puff pastry filled with pork neck and veal knuckle marinated in wine (white, rosé, or red) with shallots, bay leaf, parsley, and thyme.
Served hot.

> view all pairings

Poultry

Duck confit with Sarlat style potatoes

Sarlat style potatoes : potatoes cooked in duck fat with garlic and parsley.

> view all pairings

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Chocolate praline dome cake

Milk chocolate dome filled with praline mousse.

> view all pairings

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Pear and chocolate crumble

Crumble : a baked dish consisting of a layer of fruits, vegetables, meat, etc., topped with a crumbly mixture of butter, flour, and sugar, baked until the topping is crisp.

> view all pairings

Seafish

Pickled mackerel fillets in lime

Marinade : soaking foods in a seasoned, often acidic, liquid before cooking.

> view all pairings

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Summer roll

Vietnam.
Summer roll : shrimp, vegetables, or beef or pork wrapped in raw rice paper (bánh tráng).
Served cold.

> view all pairings

Cheeses

Trappe de Bricquebec

France. Normandy.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk.

> view all pairings

Main courses

Potée

Mixture of meat or sausage, vegetables and baked potatoes in broth cooked several hours in an earthenware pot.

> view all pairings

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Prawn fritters

> view all pairings