| Date: 2005-04-05 18:26:09 |
| From: Jochen Mueller |
Subject: Re: wines for Asian food (formerly Hi, |
| Not all sweet German whites are delicate/elegant. More rustic/powerful wines made from Riesling are widespread which might be a good combination with hot or spicy food. One might look for small, less renowned producers, e.g., from the Pfalz. Best, Jochen Müller -----Original Message----- From: "David Williams" <boscastle@t-online.de> To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 12:13:25 +0200 Subject: [wineforum] RE: Hi, Fellow wine lovers. I've a... > That must be dictated by your own preference and taste. I only meant > that > for me I find I am happy to drink many German white wines by themselves > or > at least without strongly flavoured food. Exception, of course, is > with > fish (although here in southern Germany, Baden-Württemberg, we don't > get > fresh sea fish, only frozen. > > There's an interesting thread at the moment about German reds and I > agree > many are drinkable rather than great although I only drink Trollinger > at > friends who offer it. (Trollinger is a love affair of > Baden-Württembergs ). > But we have had some excellent Schwarzriesling (which is the German > name for > Pinot Noir) and Samrot and Dornfelder are often equally underated in my > view. We sometimes drink them with a meal although again I like these > reds > with cheese in the evening. > > As I said everyone to his own taste. David Williams > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de]On > Behalf Of Raymond > Sent: Montag, 4. April 2005 14:28 > To: wineforum@wein-plus.com > Subject: [wineforum] Re: Hi, Fellow wine lovers. I've a... > > > Hi David > What should be the right wine then? > ray > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Williams" <boscastle@T-Online.de> > To: <wineforum@wein-plus.com> > Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 4:37 PM > Subject: [wineforum] RE: Hi, Fellow wine lovers. I've a... > > > > I can believe that! Personally I wouldn't drink any German wine with > a > > spicy or hot flavour - in my view you loose all the delicacy but you > > obviously don't agree. Chacun a son gout! > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wineforum_owner@apris.de [mailto:wineforum_owner@apris.de]On > > Behalf Of Raymond > > Sent: Samstag, 2. April 2005 09:47 > > To: wineforum@wein-plus.com > > Subject: [wineforum] Re: Hi, Fellow wine lovers. I've a... > > > > > > Hi David > > Thanks for the elaborate answer. Personal experience: Riesling does > go > very > > well with spicy Asian food due to it's freshness, low alc., and > reasonable > > r.s. retention balanced with acidity. What does NOT go well with hot > Asian > > cuisines is a white wine that is bone-dry, heavily wooded and > full-bodied. > > It just increases the heat in your mouth. > > Ray More infos: www.wein-plus.com Unsubscribe: www.wein-plus.com/abmelden.htm |
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