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Favorite Warm-Weather Wine Pairings?
So what are you eating, and what are you drinking with it, when the days grow longer & hotter?
Tags: bbq, pairing, summer, wine
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Permalink Reply by Philip James on
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We talked about it here earlier this week: http://www.snooth.com/talk/topic/summer-time-reds-101/
Basically it came to Pinot Noirs. And I'm just finishing up my piece on Pinot Noir's from Menterey now, will post it this afternoon.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly on -
And what about white, rose, sparkling? Pinot is always a go-to since it's great with so much food =)
You didnt say what your favorite pairing is! No pressure...
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Permalink Reply by Rebecca Rethore on -
Rose, indeed! I just blogged about this yesterday since we've finally started to get some spring/summer like weather in these parts... www.pour-favor.com
So many different styles to choose from, many of which are oh-so-crisp and refreshing!
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Permalink Reply by Doug Cook on -
I'd never turn down Pinot Noir in any season, but on those hotter days (not that we have them in San Francisco), sometimes Pinot, especially domestic Pinot, can kick out too much alcohol & oak for my palate!
My latest kick is the Grignolino from La Casaccia, in the Monferrato (Piemonte). It's halfway to rose-dom, but still firmly in red-land. Light bodied, with fantastic acidity, low tannins, and moderate alcohol. Smells like ripe strawberries, black pepper, and maybe even a little violet. Great with just a slight chill on it. The floral/spicy thing plus the ripping acidity just make one happy happy happy. Well, if you're an acid freak, anyway.
As far as pairing, it really needs food, especially something with a little fat to balance the acidity. Burgers seemed to work well, as did salmon, and even pizza.
'Taint a fancy wine, but it's just, well, yum.
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Permalink Reply by Joy Sterling on -
My favorite with BBQ is without doubt Brut Rose Sparkling Wine.
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly on
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Joy-
Funny you mention this pairing...I was just speaking with a friend of mine back in NY about it the other day, saying it was one of my favorites. And you have such a great sparkling rose for the job!
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Permalink Reply by Robert on -
A nice off-dry rose with those ribs sounds nice! A dry Riesling with grilled salmon is good too. Even a slightly cali-Chardonnay with some grilled vegies hits the spot.
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Permalink Reply by Vitor Mendes on -
Hi Kimberley. In Portugal by this time we have about 25 to 30º C of temperature... as a wine lover at this time my palate askes for whites and rosés. Even though we are a country that everyone connects with red´s, we have also great alternatives in whites and rosés, or even some sparkling wines, called here as "espumantes". So, at this time we use to have many salads on the table, as well as BBQ, and i use to pair them with some whites, like Vinho Verde, ou Alvarinho, that´s a sub-region of Vinho Verde. Their good accidity and a little buble makes them give us that freshness sensation that we need so much in the summer. Consumed around 10/12 ºC, this wines are a great choice with salads as i told, and also with grilled meat such as ribs (porc or cow), also with almost every grilled fish, like salmon, sardines (one of our great specialitys..) and others. Other regions in Portugal also have other whites with less accidity but even more fruity, such as Terras do Sado. They are very fruity wines, a little more complex than thous from Vinho Verde region, and are excelent with shellfish, and also other grilled fish. So as you see the choices are many, and what i sugest is to start trying...
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Permalink Reply by David Honig on -
Air conditioning and Bordeaux.
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Permalink Reply by Joe Hendricks on -
I'm actually enjoying some of these cheaper sparkling wines lately! You know, the $10 ones with a little sweetness to them. They are great by the pool and all of my (non wine drinking) friends love them too :)
I think it takes quite a bit of skill to make a balanced sweet wine that the majority of people like.
Joe
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Permalink Reply by Joe Hendricks on
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Exactly, we live in a coca cola world, so sweet sparklers are something we can kind of relate to :)
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