Food and wine pairing : dare originality !

If there are classic rules governing food and wine pairings, I urge you to sometimes dare thinking outside the box. Here are some original food and wine pairings that will pleasantly surprise your palate, as well as your guests !

Cheeses and Bordeaux Clairet rosé wine

Whether it's for a tagine or your cheese platter, the Bordeaux Clairet is a rosé wine that surprises. The refreshing tone of the latter blends beautifully with goat cheese, but also with cheeses of character.

I discovered this association through websites such as The Place To Wine offering surprising cuvées with good original pairing advice. This platform also allows to be delivered the wines directly at home and has the best conditions of transport and storage..

Endives and Sylvaner in Comté Rhodaniens

If there is a complicated pairing, it's the one with the endives. Mainly in salad, the Raw endives go very well with a white wine, fruity... and slightly bitter. Rather than confronting flavors, it is wise to prefer aromas that match and fully enhance. The Sylvaner's mouth is just as refreshing as it is invigorating. Moreover, it develops beautiful bitters after a gentle aging in barrels.

Foie gras without sweet wine

This is a subject that I have already covered in the article "What wine with foie gras ? ", but it doesn't hurt to do a little reminder. Suggest a sweet wine accompanying a foie gras brings a lot of heaviness from the start of your meal.

So, prefer to serve a dry and aromatic white wine that will not crush your taste buds. As advised by others, you can also choose the original pairing of foie gras with pepper with a red wine from the Médoc.

Parmesan and champagne

We often think of Champagne to celebrate an event, but we often forget how to tune it. What if I told you that the parmesan is one of the most beautiful pairings you can offer with a Champagne ?

The flavors complement each other wonderfully with the freshness of your drink which gives the cheese a nice lightness. Moreover, the bubbles lighten the fat of the Parmesan for a marriage where they will be less aggressive on the palate.

Enjoy beautiful discoveries

The food and wine pairings are a playground revealing beautiful surprises for those who want to venture there. Obviously, there are key principles to know and respect. However, you can easily get rid of it according to your tastes and desires.

Learn to play with flavors to discover surprising associations and offer beautiful tasting moments to your guests. And you, what are the pairings that surprised you the most ?

Jean-Nicolas Mouretin