Pairings
RIESLING (GERMAN AND ALSATIAN LIGHT-BODIED WHITE WINE WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SWEETNESS; SLIGHTLY SWEET WITH FRUIT)
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APPLES AND APPLE DESSERTS
ASIAN FOOD
CHEESE, ESP. BLUE, SOFT, AND/OR TRIPLE CREME (e.g., Brie)
CHICKEN, ESP. POACHED OR LIGHTLY SAUTEED
CURRIES, MILDER
DUCK, ESP. ROASTED, AND ESP. WITH OFF-DRY TO SWEET RIESLING (ESP. AUSTRIAN)
FISH, ESP. POACHED, LIGHTLY SAUTEED, OR WITH CREAM SAUCE
FRUIT, ESP. SUMMER (e.g., cherries, melon, peaches), AND FRUIT SALAD, SALSA, AND SAUCE
HAM, ESP. BAKED
PORK, ESP. ROASTED, SMOKED, STEWED, AND/OR WITH FRUITY SAUCE
SALAD, ESP. GREEN, FRUIT, AND/OR SEAFOOD
SALMON, ESP. POACHED, AND ESP. WITH DRY RIESLING
SALMON, SMOKED
SCALLOPS, ESP. AS TARTARE, SAUTEED, OR SEARED
SEAFOOD DISHES, LIGHT
SHELLFISH, ESP. WITH DRY RIESLING
SPICY (MODERATELY) DISHES
THAI FOOD, ESP. WITH GERMAN RIESLING
TROUT, ESP. SAUTEED
Chinese food, esp. spicier dishes with German Riesling
Vietnamese food
ceviche
choucroute, esp. with Alsatian Riesling
cilantro
crabs, including soft-shell crabs
ginger
goose, esp. with off-dry to sweet Riesling
sausage
smoked and cured food (e.g., fish and meat) esp. with dry German Kabinett
sole
turkey, esp. roasted
vegetables, esp. grilled or roasted
Cajun food
Creole food
Indian food
appetizers
asparagus, served cold, esp. with Alsatian Riesling
bacon
beets, roasted
charcuterie, esp. with Alsatian Riesling
coconut
corn
delicate dishes
foie gras, esp. with sweeter Riesling
halibut, esp. sauteed
hamachi, esp. light preparation (e.g., as carpaccio)
honey
lemongrass
lighter dishes
lime, esp. with drier Riesling
lobster, esp. poached
mango and mango chutney/salsa
meat
mussels
nutmeg
onions, esp. sweet (e.g., in soups or tarts)
orange
oysters, esp. baked
paté, esp. with sweeter Riesling
peaches and peach desserts
peanuts
peppers, bell or chile
picnics, esp. with dry German Riesling
poached dishes
poultry, esp. with off-dry Riesling
prosciutto
rabbit
raw dishes
red snapper, esp. grilled
sauteed dishes
shrimp
steamed dishes
stir-fried dishes
sushi, esp. with off-dry German Riesling
trout, smoked
tuna, esp. as tartare