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Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites

Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites

Posted on April 15 2014 at 07:53

On a recent visit to Alsace, I had the pleasure of rediscovering the region’s diverse wine offerings, from crisp Rieslings to  Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris. What struck me during this trip was how integral sweetness is to perfecting a food and wine pairing—a nuance that can vary greatly between a youthful bottle and a more aged vintage.

Tags: Riesling blends mango vendange tardive grand cru Alsace blends cinnamon late-harvest apple crumble apple streudel Alsace Muscat Sylvaner Pinot Blanc Riesling Gewürztraminer drink:white wine smoked ham fruit salad fresh fruit tropical fruit tropical fruit salad smoked cheese stir fry charcuterie asparagus tartiflette frittata fish cakes pasta with creamy sauce fish pie risotto ham and cheese salad quiche Lorraine tarte flambé onion tart duck goose Stinking Bishop Maroilles washed rind cheese laksa lobster Epoisses Munster cheese Szechuan Rogan Josh rogan josh Chinese cuisine Korean cuisine guinea fowl pigeon game gravadlax game pâté monkfish scallops foie gras mushrooms pâté en croûte charcuterie veal in creamy sauce chicken in creamy sauce veal food:beef & lamb Thai cuisine Japanese cuisine Chinese cuisine Indian cuisine Vietnamese cuisine food:world food citrus apple fish tacos crab cakes pad thai dim sum tandoori tandoori chicken korma chicken tikka curry curries pork belly food:pork goats cheese seabass onion tart sea bass fish terrine eel salmon smoked eel smoked fish smoked salmon seafood cocktail seafood salad crab oysters ceviche carpaccio tartare sashimi sushi fish in creamy sauce smorgasbord creamy sauces sole plaice zander choucroute food:veg & salads food:chicken & poultry food:fruit food:fish & shellfish rogan josh
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Pairing wine with Szechuan (or Sichuan) cuisine

Pairing wine with Szechuan (or Sichuan) cuisine

Posted on July 11 2012 at 11:28

Just as you think you might have got to grips with matching wine with Chinese food along comes a regional cuisine like Szechuan which is twice as challenging, as I discovered at a wine dinner at Flinty Red in Bristol. Flinty Red has closed since I originally wrote this post in 2012, but the wine pairing lessons remain.

Tags: Grüner Veltliner Torrontes spätlese riesling German riesling Riesling drink:white wine mapo dofu Sichuan pepper tofu Sichuan food Szechuan food Chinese food food:world food
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Which wines and beers match best with Chinese food

Which wines and beers match best with Chinese food

Posted on February 15 2007 at 09:47

With Chinese New Year coming up this weekend you may be planning a trip to a Chinese restaurant or planning a Chinese meal at home. But which wine to serve?

Tags: burgundy red burgundy Rhône Grenache Mourvèdre claret Bordeaux Shiraz Merlot blends Merlot Pinot Noir Tarrango Gamay Beaujolais drink:red wine white Zinfandel off-dry rosé off-dry Château de Sours Merlot Bordeaux clairet drink:rosé Veuve Clicquot Roederer ‘rich’ Champagne Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling New Zealand Oregon Gewürztraminer Torrontes Grüner Veltliner Pinot Gris kabinett Alsace Austria Loire Germany Riesling dry Riesling Sauvignon Blanc drink:white wine hoisin sauce spring rolls dumplings prawn dumplings Szechuan beef Szechuan black bean sauce glazed ribs sticky sauce Peking duck duck sweet and sour sweet-sour Cantonese stir fried vegetables food:veg & salads stir fry dim sum food:pork food:beef & lamb food:chicken & poultry food:pasta, rice & noodles food:fish & shellfish Chinese cuisine food:world food drink:beer & cider witbier weissbier white beer brune Leffe brune brown ale triple beer Belgian triple beer drink:tea & coffee tea Chinese tea jasmine tea oolong Jasmine Silver Needle green tea Puerh Great Red Cloak Dragonwell Jing Tea Chinese China Chinese New Year Chinese new year Chinese food
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Matching sweet wine and Sichuanese food

Matching sweet wine and Sichuanese food

Posted on October 29 2008 at 08:06

Can Tokaji – the great dessert wine of Hungary, and one of the sweetest wines in the world – go with Chinese food, asks Margaret Rand? And if it can, would you want it to?

Tags: Au Bonheur du Palais Château Suduiraut dessert wine sweet wine Disznoko Sauternes Hungary Tokaji drink:sweet & fortified wine Szechuan Sichuanese cuisine Chinese cuisine food:world food Chinese food
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