Skip to main content

Food and wine pairing ideas

  • Français
  • English
  • Español

Meal families

Seafish

Roasted darne of salmon

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.

> view all pairings

Appetizers and Amuse-bouches

Crab canapé

> view all pairings

Seafish

Sea bream carpaccio with lemon

Carpaccio : dish made of thin slices, typically served with olive oil and a few drops of lemon.
Lemon sauce : lemon, olive oil.

> view all pairings

Cheeses

Trifecta

United States. New York.
Triple-cream soft-ripened cheese made from a blend of pasteurized sheep’s and cow's milk with a beer-washed rind (Saison).
Ripening : 2 years.

> view all pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Fettucine Alfredo with porcini mushrooms

Fetuccine Alfredo : Pasta dish made with long pasta mixed with butter and Parmesan cheese.

> view all pairings

Seafish

Poached darne of salmon with hollandaise sauce

Darne : cross-section of one inch in thickness, including the backbone.
Hollandaise sauce : shallot reduction with vinegar, mixed with egg yolks and melted butter.

> view all pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Tellines mariniere with thyme

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Bouches-du-Rhône. Gard. (Camargue)
Tellines : small mollusks with a long flat shell.
Mariniere sauce : reduction of white wine and fish stock (or cooking juice of mussels) with shallots (or onion) lightly bound with butter.

> view all pairings

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Farci poitevin

France. Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Poitou-Charentes.
Vegetable pâté with bacon, cooked wrapped in cabbage leaves.

> view all pairings

Desserts and Sweet Courses

Cherry tart

> view all pairings

Freshwater fish

Artic char with meunière sauce

Meunière sauce : cooking juices with butter, chopped parsley, and lemon juice.

> view all pairings

Pizza, Quiche, Tart, Pie

Leek pie

> view all pairings

Shellfish and Seafood

Scallops with orange sauce

Orange sauce : orange juice with white wine or a reduced veal or poultry stock.

> view all pairings