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No wine with dinner (dubu kimchi) Sat as I was picking up Betsy at LaGuardia late, but Sunday the 2014 FX Pichler Loibner Berg Gruner Veltliner Smaragd with grilled swordfish, corn/cape gooseberry/basil salad, quinoa, and caprese. Really full-bodied GV, green apple and peach with white pepper, smoke, and herb. Acidity is enough to keep it from being ponderous, big yet balanced wine. Yet from a food matching standpoint I wished I had brought up a Federspiel instead. B+/B

Grade disclaimer: I'm a very easy grader, basically A is an excellent wine, B a good wine, C drinkable. Anything below C means I wouldn't drink at a party where it was only choice.Furthermore, I offer no promises of objectivity, accuracy, and certainly not of consistency.

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On 9/25/18 8:48 AM, DaleW wrote:
> No wine with dinner (dubu kimchi) Sat as I was picking up Betsy at
> LaGuardia late, but Sunday the 2014 FX Pichler Loibner Berg Gruner
> Veltliner Smaragd with grilled swordfish, corn/cape gooseberry/basil
> salad, quinoa, and caprese. Really full-bodied GV, green apple and
> peach with white pepper, smoke, and herb. Acidity is enough to keep
> it from being ponderous, big yet balanced wine. Yet from a food
> matching standpoint I wished I had brought up a Federspiel instead.
> B+/B

This comports with my own experience. Granted, I am also a devoted
bottom feeder, so Federspiels fit better within my budget, but I also
like them better food than Smaragd. It's much the same with Mosel
Riesling: I find Kabinett and some Spätlesen to be far easier to pair
with food than Auslesen and higher Prädikats. Of course, RS also plays
a role.

Mark Lipton

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