Meal and wine pairing

Sheep and Goats

Baked confit lamb with rosemary and lemon

Cheeses

Banon

France. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Soft-ripened goat's milk cheese with a white mould rind.

Others

Barbecue

Beef

Beef bourguignon

Long cooking over low heat in a closed container of beef cooked in red wine with mushrooms, onions and bacon. Served with boiled potatoes or pasta.

Beef

Beef daube

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

Beef

Beef daube with black olives

Daube : stew made with braised meat (lamb, beef, mutton, octopus, wild boar or bull) marinated in red or white wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

Beef

Beef skewers

Beef

Beef tenderloin in puff pastry

Beef

Beef tongue with Madeira sauce

Madeira sauce : Demi-glace (brown stock reduced) with Madeira.

Beef

Beef Wellington

Beef fillet in puff pastry with spices like curry or ginger.

Poultry

Beer chicken

Chicken cooked in the oven with a cream and beer sauce.

Cheeses

Bergues

France. Nord. Pas de Calais.
Soft-ripened raw cow's milk cheese with a beer-washed rind.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle

Eggs

Black truffle omelette

Warm starters

Black truffle raviole

Ravioles : filled pasta smaller and less thick than raviolis.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle risotto

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

Sauces

Black truffle sauce

Fresh cream and veal stock (or poultry stock) with the addition of diced black truffles and shallots.

Beef

Boeuf à la mode

Meat cooked in a pot over a low heat with white wine, carrots, onion and broth.

Game animals

Bordeaux style wild boar

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

Game animals

Bordeaux style wild boar fillet

Bordelaise sauce : reduction of dry red wine with bone marrow, shallots, tarragon or thyme with butter and flour.

Beef

Braised beef

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

Beef

Braised beef cheek

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

Beef

Braised beef cheek with mashed potato

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..

Poultry

Braised duck with turnips

Braise : to simmer and stew in a little flavored liquid, food that has been seared on all sides beforehand..