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Meal and wine pairing

Head cheese

Small pieces of pork meat usually cooked with small pieces of carrots, pickles, shallot or onion, flavored with garlic, spices, parsley and molded in jelly.
Served cold.

Synonyms: Brawn / Head cheese

This dish pairs well with:

Wine colors

Alsace Chasselas

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Chasselas

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 3 years old.

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Alsace Pinot blanc

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Pinot blanc

Stronger alcoholic version of the Altbier.

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Alsace Riesling

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Main grape variety: Riesling

Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Beaujolais

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Pair with a wine of 1 to 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

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Beaujolais-Villages

White

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 years old.

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Bordeaux

Rosé

Still wine

Serve at 08-10. °C (46-50 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 2 years old.

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Bourgogne

White

Still wine

Serve at 11-13. °C (52-55 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 4 years old.

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Bourgueil

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-17. °C (57-63 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Chinon

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old for the terraces, 15 to 30 years old and more for the hillside vineyards.

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Coteaux du Lyonnais

Red

Still wine

Serve at 13-15. °C (55-59 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 3 to 5 years old.

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Côtes de Bordeaux Francs

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

The commercial name generally used is Francs Côtes de Bordeaux rouge.
Pair with a wine over 1 year old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 8 years old.

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Crémant de Bordeaux

Rosé

Sparkling wine

Serve at 07-09. °C (45-48 °F)

Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 1 to 3 years old.

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Fitou

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Prefer a pairing with an unoaked wine.
Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.
Pair with a wine of at least 3 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Fronsac

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Graves

White

Still wine

Serve at 09-11. °C (48-52 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a dominant Sauvignon grape.
Prefer a pairing with a wine under 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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Languedoc

Red

Still wine

Serve at 15-17. °C (59-63 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a young wine.
Can be drunk as soon as it is marketed.
Aging potential (estimation) : 2 to 5 years old.

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Moulin-à-Vent

Red

Still wine

Serve at 14-16. °C (57-61 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 5 to 10 years old.

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Saumur-Champigny

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Pair with a wine of at least 2 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 8 to 15 years old.

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Saumur Puy Notre-Dame

Red

Still wine

Serve at 16-18. °C (61-64 °F)

Prefer a pairing with a wine under 6 years old.
Aging potential (estimation) : 10 to 15 years old.

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