Does Wine Really Pair with German Food?

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(Newswire.net — February 21, 2013) Fort Lauderdale, FL– The geographical map of Germany is quite interesting since one realizes the contiguous neighbors that this vast country borders.  France for one, is the right up against the Alsatian region where some of the best French wines grow.  In fact, some of the wines in France have even adopted the German names for the grapes having their roots planted right there.  Gerwitzraminer and Rieslings are two that come to mind that are French wines that sound predominantly German.

The dry German Rieslings are notable in this region where the climate and soil are perfect for a dry white wine that grows on a steep hillside.  There also seems to be a switch from mostly sweet wines to now, mostly dry.  Clearly this is heavily influenced by the French neighbors that pride their wines on dry “Trocken” wines.  Fruity flavors are abundant with apricots, cherries, figs, and peaches. 

Some of the top chefs in the world are German, i.e. Wolfgang Puck who have greatly influenced the culinary world with their unique configurations of food, sauces, and wine.  The conventionally rules on wine pairing no longer hold true since a red can be sweet, tarty, and fruity, to downright “chalky” and dry mouth feeling.  Whites also can have a Grand Cru as deep and vintage as a Bordeaux from Medoc or as sweet as a Sangria that has mixed with sugar and sweet reds. 

Taste is a personal preference and no two tongues experience the same sensations or degree of sense.  Salty, sweet, bitter, and sour may collect in their respective  regions of the tongue, but few can lay claim to the same experience or sensation.  With this in mind, it opens a wide range of matching and pairing combinations that can only be left to testing and tasting.  Does apple pie and cheese appeal to everyone the same?  For this reason, the concoctions can be extremely creative and individualistic.  Contact Old Heidelberg in Ft Lauderdale for wine and food pairing ideas at your next visit to South Florida.  Contact them at: http://www.germanfoodftlauderdale.com     (954) 463-6747

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