Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Cured Meats

Andouillette with shallots

Andouillette cooked with dry white wine, butter, and shallots.
Served hot.

> view all pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Porcini mushroom cannelloni

> view all pairings

Veal

Veal paupiettes and spring garnish

Spring garnish : carrots, onions, turnips, peas…

> view all pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Tagliatelle with salmon

> view all pairings

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Poivrade artichokes with olive oil

Poivrade artichoke : young Violet de Provence artichoke.

> view all pairings

Poultry

Roasted duck with red wine sauce

Red wine sauce : a rich sauce made with veal stock and red wine, blended with butter, shallots, bay leaf, pepper, and thyme.

> view all pairings

Cold starters

Fish in a shell with mayonnaise

Cold dish made of mixed diced vegetables (macédoine) with lettuce, cold fish (hake, salmon) and mayonnaise.

> view all pairings

Beef

Roast beef with poivrade sauce

Poivrade sauce : mirepoix (carrot, onion, celery) with butter, bacon bits, aromatics (bay leaf, thyme), white wine, vinegar, with a veal or game stock and black peppercorns.

> view all pairings

Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Pepperoni pizza

United States.
Pizza made with basil, mozzarella, tomato, olive oil, and pepperoni (a sausage made from a mixture of beef and pork, sometimes turkey, with paprika or another chili pepper).

> view all pairings

Poultry

Geline with chanterelle

Geline : chicken from Touraine.

> view all pairings

Sheep and Goats

Lamb noisette with garlic cream

Noisette : round-shaped piece of meat taken from the leg, loin, or rack.
Garlic cream : sauce made with cream and cooked garlic.

> view all pairings

Hot Starters

Spanakopita

Greece.
Phyllo pastry stuffed with spinach with shallot, egg, onion, feta or ricotta.

> view all pairings

Cheeses

Beenleigh Blue

United Kingdom. Devon.
Blue cheese made from pasteurized sheep's milk.

> view all pairings

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Passion fruit pavlova

Pavlova : meringue topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit.

> view all pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Squash risotto

Risotto : reduction of a broth with cooked rice and one or several diverse ingredients.

> view all pairings

Miscellaneous

Beef pita

Pita : soft, round flatbread used to scoop up food or to make sandwiches.
Also refers to the baked pastry (or turnover) filled with food.
Sandwich made with minced meat, hummus, vegetables (eggplant, cucumber, onion, tomato, etc.) and condiments (coriander, crème fraîche, cumin, lemon juice, harissa, coconut milk, mint, etc.).

> view all pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Prawns in garlic butter

Garlic butter : butter with garlic.

> view all pairings