Best Wine for Thai dishes?

German Riesling

Agreed. With some sweetness. Also Gewurtztraminer.

Agree with the prior two suggestions.

On the dry side, the pre-eminent gourmet Thai restaurant in Chicago (Arun's) offers an extensive list of Austrian Gruner Veltliners and Rieslings that (from personal experience) often work quite well with the strong flavors of the cuisine.

Cheers,

Otis

Three excellent answers!

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Agreed. With some sweetness. Also Gewurtztraminer.

This was going to be my answer...I'll add Champagne Blanc Des Blancs.

Whites from Alsace, ie Riesling Gewurtz and Pinot Gris. But Germany and American Riesling would work well too. Something to stand up to the sweet and the heat of the dish. Something with a nice acidity as well.

Riesling, Gruner Veltliners, low alcohol, Champagne not Brut but dry

Gewurztraminer

I recently had a bottle of Storrs Riesling with Thai and it was a great pairing. Storrs Winery is a small winery in Santa Cruz, California.

http://www.cheers2wine.com/santa-cruz-wineries.html

Good answers all. Right up to the point where you begin eating dishes with chilis and curry even approaching what a native Thai would consume. At that point the answer is: nothing. Period. Get some Singha and get ready to boogie!!

PH

I always find it kinda rude when people ask for help here, get it and then don't bother to reply back.

And I don't get offended easily around here.

So, I'll recommend a young and tannic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

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Originally posted by Hunter:
I always find it kinda rude when people ask for help here, get it and then don't bother to reply back.

And I don't get offended easily around here.

So, I'll recommend a young and tannic Napa Cabernet Sauvignon

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In this case, I change my recommendation to an abacus!!

PH

I could never do wine with Thai/Indian/Asian food. Just pop a top on a bottle of Taj Mahal or Kirin, goes much better in my little universe of self. The only other food I drink beer with is German. I'm not a beer person really, but asian food is comfprt food, you wouldn't drink wine with beef stew or chile soup would you?

I'd drink wine with beef stew. Chili? Nahhhh.

PH

I like Champagne and Veltners

Thai=beer. German or Dutch or Danish or Belgian.