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Hi all,

I'm planning a 2 course lunch with the following:

1st course:
baked macaroni with bolognese sauce (baked too)
It's not a 1st course actually. Sort of an appetizer and 1st course.
portions will be half the usual size.

2nd course:
kind of tricky to explain. boiled meat (beef) (instead of cooked
directly in the pan its cooked with steam) with garlic and parsley
(also boiled in the same process). boiled in a little beef broth which
will be used as a sauce. accompanied with the chicorice & endive salad
with dried cranberries and blue cheese.

cheese plate:
standard cheese plate with parmesan, cheddar, old amsterdam and
roquefort, served with baguette

What wines would you pair with the above (please restrice to german,
french or italian!!)

Thanks,
Max

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One bottle= a cal zin, cotes du rhone, chambourcin, dolcetto, beaujolais
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> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning a 2 course lunch with the following:
>
> 1st course:
> baked macaroni with bolognese sauce (baked too)
> It's not a 1st course actually. Sort of an appetizer and 1st course.
> portions will be half the usual size.
>
> 2nd course:
> kind of tricky to explain. boiled meat (beef) (instead of cooked
> directly in the pan its cooked with steam) with garlic and parsley
> (also boiled in the same process). boiled in a little beef broth which
> will be used as a sauce. accompanied with the chicorice & endive salad
> with dried cranberries and blue cheese.
>
> cheese plate:
> standard cheese plate with parmesan, cheddar, old amsterdam and
> roquefort, served with baguette
>
> What wines would you pair with the above (please restrice to german,
> french or italian!!)
>
> Thanks,
> Max
>



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First course I'd go with a medium-bodied red with good acidity, perhaps
a Chianti or Cotes du Rhone.

Second course sounds a bit like bollito misto (except with only one
meat and different sauce, so I guess not). I'd assumed cooked through
(boiling/steaming doesn't lend itself to rare) so maybe a more mature
red. But the cranberries and blue cheese will make a tough pairing.

The reds would continue through the cheeses, except the Roquefort, so
maybe add a Sauternes?


MaxMustermann wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm planning a 2 course lunch with the following:
>
> 1st course:
> baked macaroni with bolognese sauce (baked too)
> It's not a 1st course actually. Sort of an appetizer and 1st course.
> portions will be half the usual size.
>
> 2nd course:
> kind of tricky to explain. boiled meat (beef) (instead of cooked
> directly in the pan its cooked with steam) with garlic and parsley
> (also boiled in the same process). boiled in a little beef broth which
> will be used as a sauce. accompanied with the chicorice & endive salad
> with dried cranberries and blue cheese.
>
> cheese plate:
> standard cheese plate with parmesan, cheddar, old amsterdam and
> roquefort, served with baguette
>
> What wines would you pair with the above (please restrice to german,
> french or italian!!)
>
> Thanks,
> Max


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DaleW wrote:

I'd suggest a Barbera with the first course (or a Tuscan Sangiovese),
and a good, full-bodied red wine for the beef. However, the salad seems
to me to require an acidic white wine such as an off-dry Riesling or
Chenin. That wine could continue through the cheese course. To avoid
palate fatigue, perhaps the wine served with the beef could be a fully
mature Bordeaux of the less subtle sort.

HTH
Mark Lipton
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Mark Lipton schrieb:

> DaleW wrote:
>
> I'd suggest a Barbera with the first course (or a Tuscan Sangiovese),
> and a good, full-bodied red wine for the beef. However, the salad seems
> to me to require an acidic white wine such as an off-dry Riesling or
> Chenin. That wine could continue through the cheese course. To avoid
> palate fatigue, perhaps the wine served with the beef could be a fully
> mature Bordeaux of the less subtle sort.
>
> HTH
> Mark Lipton


I was thinking on the same lines (nearly). I was going to start with a
chianti/cotes du rhone. I have no experiences with cote du rhone wines
so if anyone can suggest any wines, it would help, as I will buy a
bottle or before beforehand and enjoy them myself :P

I would have moved to a bordeaux on the second plate. Alternatively, I
would exchange the blue cheese with grated/hacked parmesan.

Another question... I always open with a few appetizers and a bottle of
champagne. Does it make sense to open with an Alsation Riesling?

Max

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