Meal and wine pairing

Sheep and Goats

Abbacchio cacciatore

Chasseur sauce : made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

Cheeses

Ashbrook

United States. Vermont.
Semi-soft raw cow's milk cheese with a striking vein of ash through the middle and a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months.

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Batavia lettuce

Sauces

Béarnaise sauce

Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

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 tenderloin in puff pastry with black truffles

Beef

Beef tournedos with béarnaise sauce

Tournedos: slice cut from the end portion of tenderloin.
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

Pork

Black pudding with mashed potatoes

Pork

Black pudding with potatoes

Mushrooms, Vegetables, Pasta and Rice

Black truffle

Cheeses

Bleu du Queyras

France. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Hautes-Alpes.
Blue-veined cow's milk cheese with mould on the rind.

Cheeses

Brin d’Amour

France. Corsica. Soft-ripened sheep's milk cheese with a natural rind covered with herbs, juniper berries and small peppers.

Salads

Caesar salad

Romaine lettuce and croutons with egg, garlic, parmesan, lemon juice, olive oil and Worcestershire sauce.

Veal

Calf’s head with gribiche sauce

Gribiche sauce : Tartar sauce (mayonnaise with capers, chives, cucumbers and parsley) with chopped eggs.

Veal

Calf’s head with ravigote sauce

Ravigote sauce : lightly acidic hot or cold sauce with velouté or vinaigrette with capers, egg yolks, shallots or onion and aromatic herbs (chervil, tarragon, parsley).

Cheeses

Cantal jeune

France. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cantal.
Semi-hard cow's milk cheese.
Ripening : 4 months maximum.

Cheeses

Castelmagno

Italy. Cuneo. Castelmagno, Pradleves and Monterosso Grana.
Semi-hard raw whole cow's milk cheese with a washed rind, sometimes some milk from ewe or goat may be added to the cow's milk.
Ripening : 2 to 5 months.

Cheeses

Castelmagno and hazelnuts risotto

Cheeses

Castelmagno and honey with black truffle

Cheeses

Castelrosso

Italy. Lombardy. Piedmont.
Semi-hard pasteurized whole cow's milk cheese with a washed rind.
Ripening : 3 months.

Cooked meats

Charcuterie board

Assorted cold meats and sausages.

Sauces

Chasseur sauce

Made from a brown stock, usually veal and sometimes beef, adding white wine and butter with chopped shallots, sliced mushrooms, crushed tomatoes and garnish with chopped parsley.

Beef

Chateaubriand with béarnaise sauce

Chateaubriand : piece of beef meat from 4 to 8 cm cut in the tenderloin filet..
Bearnaise sauce : hot sauce with clarified butter and reduction of shalots with vinegar and tarragon emulsified in egg yolks.

Main meals

Chicken couscous

Couscous : steamed semolina served with meat stew (lamb, chicken, merguez) accompanied by a spicy broth. Pair according to the hotness of the harissa spice.