Comments on: Challenging Wine Pairing: Smoked Sausage and Sauerkraut

By: Kori

Kori — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 04:05:32 +0000

While the Watermill Malbec didn’t pair quite as well with this meal, I definitely would encourage you to try it. It is an excellent wine. This meal was a lot of fun, and the Poet’s Leap was fabulous with it. Cheers!

By: WineLife365

WineLife365 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:23:42 +0000

Haven’t tried the 2006 Watermill Estate Malbec, but the 2007 Poet’s Leap Riesling is fabulous and sounds terrific with this meal.

By: Kori

Kori — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:17:10 +0000

Mike,
Good suggestion. I think that the Chateau Ste Michelle Riesling would work well too.

Bill,
Beer would probably be a good choice too, but we always focus on what wines we can pair with different meals. I hope you do try this meal with different Rieslings. I’d love to hear how it turns out. The Poet’s Leap is off-dry and worked extremely well.

Cheers!

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:52:54 +0000

My first thought was Andechs Beer as that’s what I had with sausage & kraut when in Munich. If you ever go to Munich check it out…best beer ever…okay, so my second thought was perhaps the German Rieslings…question is dry or off-dry or sweet??? I’d probably go with the off-dry the first time in order to get the sweetness with the acidity, but a well aged Riesling would be very interesting. Okay, so now I want to go store and try this food with Chateau Ste. Michelle’s dry and sweet rieslings. I’ll let you know. Livestrong, Bill

By: Mike Veseth

Mike Veseth — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:04:25 +0000

A great pairing challenge. I would probably reach for an Alsatian Riesling. Sticking closer to home, however, I think the Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Riesling would work well, too.