That doesn't mean there aren't some exceptional examples of riesling all over the world. It's important to note that Germany is the most important country in the world for producing Riesling. What is it? It's an aromatic white wine that can be fermented from very sweet to bone-dry, I find them all so complex, great with food, clean and ageable. A lot of the riesling on the market was made off-dry to sweet which had people both loving and hating it. If you found this post helpful and would like to support the website which is free to use it would be great if you'd make a donation towards its running costs or sign up to my regular Substack newsletter Eat This, Drink That for extra benefits.Riesling always seems to create controversy. Many people who were drinking in the 80s and 90s remember riesling to be fruity and sweet thanks to wines like Blue Nun (don't act like you don't remember it). Top pairings for dry and off-dry Alsace whites Top food pairings with Clare and Eden Valley rieslingĪsian food isn’t the only way into German riesling You may instinctively want a red (in which case check out this post on what to drink with goose) but a grand cru or spätlese riesling is a really spectacular pairing especially, as with pork, with an apple sauce or stuffing. And with a multi-course Chinese new year feast. When it comes to Indian food I think street snacks work better than curries but I've drunk off-dry riesling right through an Indian meal with great success. Prawn laksa as in this German riesling food pairing You’ll see I’ve often flagged up a good riesling pairing in my Match of the Week slot, for instance with Personally I find Australian and New Zealand rieslings pair really well with Asian food but try rieslings from other countries too.Īsian-style salads with coriander and lime go really well with limey Clare and Eden Valley rieslings as do Thai fish cakes The hotter the dish the sweeter the riesling, basically. So many spicy dishes work with an off-dry riesling - Thai, Vietnamese, even Indian. Good pairings with off-dry or medium dry rieslings Young riesling with young goats cheese but an aged riesling with a mature goat cheese is possibly even better. A good accompaniment to a riesling aperitif. Which are appearing on restaurant menus all over the place right now. *Speaking of apple this match with an apple and smoked haddock salad was spot on And I love a glass of riesling (Alsace, again) with choucroute. Particularly fatty cuts like pork belly, better still if accompanied by some kind of apple* purée or sauce. It’s a pairing they’re fond of in Alsace where you’ll find coq au riesling or riesling served with fish dishes with a creamy sauce. You might think of a smoother, creamier white like chardonnay which certainly works but riesling offers more of a contrast. More surprisingly oysters and riesling can work well too, particularly when accompanied by other riesling-loving ingredients such as apple and pork. In fact prawns (or shrimp) generally, with their slight touch of sweetness, are a good pairing for riesling as is fresh crab, particularly the white meat. In fact riesling is the perfect match for a prawn or seafood cocktail - especially with a Washington State riesling like the Kung Fu Girl riesling or, back in the day, the Bonny Down Pacific Rim riesling. Also sushi, particularly with the slight touch of sugar you get in sushi rice (riesling is rarely bone dry) Particularly salmon and trout though any selection of smoked and/or cured fish should work well as you’ll see from this pairing for cured salmon. The good news is that there are a lot of them! Good pairings with dry rieslings It’s sometimes hard to predict what type of food will pair well with riesling because they’re all so different - some being bone dry, some ultra sweet, some positively floral, others zingy and citrussy.īut let’s concentrate on dry and off-dry rieslings in this post and focus on the sort of dishes and ingredients that tend to go with them best. Posted by Fiona Beckett (Google+) on Jat 07:02
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