Sweet Wine Pairings?

Lobster. IIRC Sauternes/Barsac was a classic pairing in the early 20th C. and from the one time I had it in the early 21st C. I thought this fashion died too soon.

From that experience, I felt like experimenting with duck where the wine would serve as a substitute for the oranges in the classic recipe. I don't know if it works anywhere else than in my imagination, though.
 
I did a gig a few years ago matching Roussillon sweeties with Indian snacks.

The sweetness works well with the chilli.

Otherwise I would not match dessert wines with sweet desserts.

Maybe something light like Pannetone or biscotti.

Blue cheese sounds plausible on a Yin/Yang basis but I have not tried it with stickies.
 
originally posted by Otto Nieminen:
Lobster. IIRC Sauternes/Barsac was a classic pairing in the early 20th C. and from the one time I had it in the early 21st C. I thought this fashion died too soon.
Sounds similar to this: Lobster and vanilla sauce was a very nouveau thing at one time (um, er, like the 1980's).
 
originally posted by Joel Stewart:
monbazillac 'n pizzacuriosity got the better of me when i remembered that a wine shop nearby had a '99 on the shelves for $17

"pizza" was nan bread toasted then lightly brushed with a sauce made of sliced almonds and pulverized dried shiitake mushrooms sauteed in butter. small blue cheese chunks were patted on next, then topped with a slice or two of prosciutto and broiled quickly.

pumpkin soup made with a robust chicken broth/miso combo base

the wine worked just fine with everything...no clashes at all....in fact even the salad worked.

The squash-based soup is a good idea - these seem to go well with sweetness (also, oddly, with Chablis).

originally posted by Jeff Grossman:
... Lobster and vanilla sauce ...

Oh dear. Oh my ears and whiskers.
 
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