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Top wine pairings with asparagus

Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on April 17 2024 at 07:14

Whenever anyone talks about foods that are difficult to match with wine, asparagus always comes up but I reckon the problem is overstated.

Just like any other ingredient it depends how you cook and serve it and how many other ingredients there are on the plate. Few people serve asparagus totally unadorned.

The most popular pairing is with Sauvignon Blanc which can have a marked asparagus flavour itself so you need another ingredient on the plate such as salmon, chicken or goats cheese to revive those flavours in the wine.

Wines that can be tricky are wines with a touch of sweetness as asparagus can accentuate that. Oaked whites are generally not too successful (except with rich buttery sauces - see below) nor are wines with pronounced tannins. Here are my suggestions with different asparagus preparations:

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Comments: 3 (Add)

Tim on May 16 2018 at 12:22

Our family used to live fairly close to a pyo asparagus farm. We and our next door neighbours conducted extensive research on this subject over many seasons, and concluded that young Australian Semillon was our preferred match

Fiona Beckett on April 9 2016 at 07:54

But they also go with rosé! Had some just yesterday!

Thomas on April 9 2016 at 03:47

Rose with Asparagus is the only way! It's a difficult flavor profile. Artichokes are near impossible too!

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