![]() In our Complete Guide to Rieslings, we went through the origins of this grape type, some of the flavours commonly found in bottles of this style, where they’re prominently produced, and how they can best be matched with food.įor those who want to see what these wines have to offer, we’ve put together this quick guide to the best bottles to buy for under $30. 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.Rieslings, one of the oldest but least understood styles of white wine, is seeing a resurgence in popularity of late, with good reason.ĭepending upon the bottle you choose you might find flavours of crisp lemon, lime, rocky minerality, apple, and pear, or perhaps sweeter hints of honey, pineapple, apricot, and nectar. 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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