Pinot Grigio
Hello Michal,
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:57:05 +0100, Michael Pronay >
wrote:
>IanH > wrote:
>
>> I'd love to try one [Badacsony Szürkebarat] against chinese or
>> indian food, because that's the wine I always think of in that
>> context, and which I have to sub an Alsace Gewurz in place of.
>
>Try a powerful Grüner Veltliner (13% or up): Does exceptionally
>well.
Actually, remembering the wines we tasted a t Vinexpo. that makes
sense. In fact there's a very idiosyncratic chinese restaurant called
"Hunan" in London, where the son, who is taking over the business, is
a complete nut about wine. Rather a losing battle in a chinese
restaurant, one might think!
Anyway, I guess you have travelled abroad enough to know that Grüner
Veltliner, whether powerful or not is almost unknown in restaurants
outside Austria, more's the pity. It's a measure of the wine list at
the Hunan that they have not just one GV, but two there - and at very
reasonable markups. So I've no excuses.
Thanks.
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All the best
Fatty from Forges
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