Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Cheeses

Raw mozzarella

Mozzarella : fresh and stretched-curd cheese made from buffalo milk.

> view pairings

Sea fish

Blanquette of monkfish with saffron

Blanquette : stew of white meat or fish cooked in stock and thickened with egg yolk and cream.
Saffron sauce : butter, crème fraîche, shallot, and fish stock.
Dish usually served with pasta, potatoes or rice, often completed with mushrooms.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Pecorino sardo maturo

Italy. Sardinia.
Smoked, pressed and cooked cheese made from whole raw sheep’s milk with a natural dark-colored rind.
Ripening : at least 2 months.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Extra aged Mimolette

France. Hauts-de-France. Nord. Pas-de-Calais.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk colored with annatto.
Ripening : over 24 months.

> view pairings

Main meals

Cabbage potée

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

> view pairings

Veal

Veal Milanese

Milanesa : with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust.

> view pairings

Poultry

Bresse capon with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

> view pairings

Offal and tripe

Sautéed veal sweetbreads with cream sauce

Cream sauce : béchamel sauce with cream.

> view pairings

Cheeses

Montasio fresco

Italy. Friuli-Venezia Giulia.
Pressed and uncooked cheese made from cow's milk with a brushed rind.
Ripening : 2 months maximum.

> view pairings

Poultry

Chicken tikka masala

Pieces of chicken marinated in spices and yogurt and baked in the oven.

> view pairings

Cooked meats

Mortadella

Italy. Emilia-Romagna. Lombardy.
Charcuterie product made from pork, breadcrumbs, olives, pistachios, and butter.

> view pairings

Desserts

Flan

Flan : eggs beaten into milk and flour, baked in the oven.

> view pairings