Hello All,
I'm preparing a German themed meal Friday: sauerbraten, red cabbage, potato pancakes; heavy and acidic, lots of vinegar. Any suggestions for a wine pairing would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bill

Bier oder Deutsch Wein

When I was in Alsace I had sauebraten matched with Alsatian riesling and it did a very good job of lightening a heavy meal.

Never mind bier or wein,


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this.

Oh yah, don't fahget to unpimp your car. Say vot.

I would go with German, Alsatian or Austrian wines to stay with the theme. We have had a few dinners along those lines. Here are some links to those dinners with food and wine pairing:

Alsatian Wine Dinner

Oktoberfest

Austrian dinner

VM

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Vino Me,

Before the sauerbraten, red cabbage, and potato pancakes, have some caviar and Champagne. Next some cold poached lobster with ailoi and Chardonnay. Follow that with pan-seared magret with green peppercorn sauce accompanied by a Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Then have a cheese course with a Cabernet. Next, poached pears with a Scheurebe Eiswein. Then throw out the sauerbraten, red cabbage, and potato pancakes and remember to thank me.

Uh.....Board-O, it's a German themed dinner!

And what the hell is wrong with sauerbraten, red cabbage and potato pancakes anyway??

PH

Nothing is wrong with all that, as long as you don't eat it.

quote:

Originally posted by PurpleHaze:
Uh.....Board-O, it's a German themed dinner!

Hey, I recommended an Eiswein with the poached pears!

Congratulations BO. You are slowly morphing into Serge. Your comments to Serge yesterday seem very appropriate here, "Your reply is useless".

VM

It's not useless, secretary. Wrong, yet again. I tried to help the new poster from wasting a dinner. Just trying to help him raise his sights a bit is anything but useless. I'm guessing you're a big sauerbraten fan.

Actually, it's your post that is useless.

Bill asks for wine pairing advice and you insult him by saying he is wasting a dinner. What great advice. I'm sure Bill finds that very useful and not the least bit arrogant.

VM

Secretary, I told him how to improve his dinner. I wouldn't be at all surprised to find that you prefer the sauerbraten to my suggestions. Now go find some links to post.

lol Board-O, you are too much!

I do try to help people. I even found a dinner date for Bella.

I don't mind a meal like this once in a while, though I prefer good beer with it rather than Riesling.

An Alsatian alternative, choucroute, has a variety of pork cuts and sausages with a milder sauerkraut, and works better with wine IMO.

sauerbraten can be great (nevermind Board-O) but Schweinhaxen mmmm...