My wife wants me to make her a German style meal for his birthday
(spatzel, sausages, applesauce and red cabbage with apples), and I was
wondering if anyone has suggestions for a German wine, since my wife
does not like beer.

Thanks

tom

On 10/14/2010 4:19 PM, wrote:
> My wife wants me to make her a German style meal for his birthday
> (spatzel, sausages, applesauce and red cabbage with apples), and I was
> wondering if anyone has suggestions for a German wine, since my wife
> does not like beer.
>
> Thanks
>
> tom

I think a Riesling would be very nice.

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:19:41 -0700 (PDT), "
> wrote:

> My wife wants me to make her a German style meal for his birthday
> (spatzel, sausages, applesauce and red cabbage with apples), and I was
> wondering if anyone has suggestions for a German wine, since my wife
> does not like beer.
>
Here are some online suggestions
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art44879.asp
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/love-...taetswein.html

Personally, I'd choose a dry Gewurztraminer from Chile or New Zealand.
It's not too sweet and has some spiciness that can stand up to strong
flavors, like sausage.

--

Never trust a dog to watch your food.

sf wrote on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:43:35 -0700:

>> My wife wants me to make her a German style meal for his
>> birthday (spatzel, sausages, applesauce and red cabbage with
>> apples), and I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for a
>> German wine, since my wife does not like beer.
>>
> Here are some online suggestions
> http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art44879.asp
> http://www.buzzle.com/articles/love-...taetswein.html

> Personally, I'd choose a dry Gewurztraminer from Chile or New
> Zealand. It's not too sweet and has some spiciness that can
> stand up to strong flavors, like sausage.

Not a bad choice. You are more likely to get a dry version from Chile,
NZ or Australia than Germany.

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

> wrote in message
...
> My wife wants me to make her a German style meal for his birthday
> (spatzel, sausages, applesauce and red cabbage with apples), and I was
> wondering if anyone has suggestions for a German wine, since my wife
> does not like beer.
>
> Thanks
>
> tom


Liebfraumilch
http://www.wineintro.com/types/lieb.html

Or

Zeller Schwarze Katz

Dimitri

On 14/10/2010 5:19 PM, wrote:
> My wife wants me to make her a German style meal for his birthday
> (spatzel, sausages, applesauce and red cabbage with apples), and I was
> wondering if anyone has suggestions for a German wine, since my wife
> does not like beer.


i don't know about the liquor stores in your area, but around here they
tend to display wines by country of origin. Since you are asking, I am
assuming that you don't know much about wines, so I would rule out a dry
wine and suggest a white. Mossel and Reisling German white wines.

> wrote:

> My wife wants me to make her a German style meal for his birthday
> (spatzel, sausages, applesauce and red cabbage with apples), and I was
> wondering if anyone has suggestions for a German wine, since my wife
> does not like beer.

Depending on your preference, I'd suggest a not-too-dry Riesling wine,
such as a halbtrocken (semi-dry) Kabinett or even Spätlese. The wine's
balance of sweetness and acidity would match that meal well enough.
However, if you prefer dry wine, a dry Kabinett or even a dry QbA would
do nicely enough, too. In both cases, I'd choose a (usually) more
down-to-earth Rheinpfalz or Rheinhessen wine rather than Mosel or
Rheingau.

Short explanation: the "quality levels", i.e. QbA, Kabinett, Spätlese,
refer to the sugar content of the grapes used, in the rising order.
Rheinpfalz, Rheinhesen, Mosel, and Rheingau refer to the wine-growing
areas. Unfortunately, it would make little sense talking about German
wines without understanding these (and some other) terms.

Depending on where you live, you might not have much choice, anyway. In
Texas, Dallas area, for example, even in the otherwise very well stocked
wine stores, I could not find much that was recommendable in the small
German section.

Victor

On 10/14/2010 4:57 PM, Victor Sack wrote:

> Depending on where you live, you might not have much choice, anyway. In
> Texas, Dallas area, for example, even in the otherwise very well stocked
> wine stores, I could not find much that was recommendable in the small
> German section.
>

St. Germaine makes a passable Reisling. The winery is in, of all
godforsaken places, Fort Stockton. When in Texas, you have to try Texas
wine, but don't bother with the stuff fro Del Rio. Yucky and overpriced


--
Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.

Janet Wilder > wrote:

> St. Germaine makes a passable Reisling. The winery is in, of all
> godforsaken places, Fort Stockton.

Don't you mean Ste-Geneviève? The wines I tried were unremarkable.

> When in Texas, you have to try Texas
> wine, but don't bother with the stuff fro Del Rio. Yucky and overpriced

Here is what I once posted about the wines tasted on one of my Texas
visits some years ago:

There are some very nice wines in Texas, surprisingly enough and
we tasted (and drank) quite a few. Llano Estacado have an impressive
range. Their Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, the Signature red and the
Passionelle blend are very good. Sister Creek, Fall Creek, and Cap Rock
all produce very good wines. Bell Mountain make a reasonable rendition
of German Riesling. Escondido and Ste-Geneviève wines are forgettable,
though. The wines are generally very good value, with Llano Estacado
Passionelle costing less than $5.

Victor

On Oct 14, 2:57*pm, (Victor Sack) wrote:

>
> Depending on where you live, you might not have much choice, anyway. *In
> Texas, Dallas area, for example, even in the otherwise very well stocked
> wine stores, I could not find much that was recommendable in the small
> German section.
>

The amount of choices will definitely depend on the OP's location.
Surprisingly, Detroit must have a wide selection, judging from the
people who try to order Piesporter in restaurants where I live.