Riesling with everything?
On 8/25/2020 9:16 PM, Mark Lipton wrote:
> On 8/25/20 7:42 PM, Ken Blake wrote:
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>>> Riesling is a very versatile white grape, but it's not an ideal choice
>>> with most red meats.Â* I think that tomato-based dishes also can
>>> overwhelm it.Â* With Riesling, it also depends on the sweetness level.
>>> "Dessert wine"-type Rieslings (Auslese and up) are really not suited for
>>> much food beyond certain cheeses and maybe nuts (ironically, they would
>>> be terrible with most desserts).
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>> Yes, but as I understand it, the term "dessert wine" does not mean a
>> wine to be served with dessert. It mean a wine to be *used* as a dessert.
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> Quite so, Ken, but that's not how a lot of people think of them, I find.
Yes, I've found the same thing.
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Ken
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