Last week three of my friends and I decided to do another homemade wine dinner and the country we chose this time around was Germany. This country has some amazing meats, vegetables, and wines so we figured why not try our luck with some possible exceptional wine/food pairings. It was a fun experience once again getting to sit down with some friends and expand our taste horizons with great foods and wines. We had 3 wines along with one course consisting of three sides to pair with. All of the items included in the tasting can be seen below.
The first wine that was paired with the foods was the Oh Be Joyful Doinfelder Sweet Red 2014. It had a grape and cranberry smell along with a semi-dry/semi-sweet grape taste on the tongue before pairing with the food. The brat made the wine a lot smoother and added more of a finish to it. The cheesy potatoes seemed to cut the acid in it out a bit. The spinach side seemed to cause a stronger aftertaste in the palate. Overall it appeared that this wine went extremely well with the food choices and actually improved the wine tasting than when it was taken on its own.
The second wine was a Dr. Riesling Loosen Bros 2014 of Mosel. Alone it lacked a strong scent of aroma just only giving off a sweet floral smell. The taste was carbonated with earthy elements and lime. After being paired with the dishes the wine nothing changed in the wine or the food meaning they didn't add anything special to each other like the first wine did. I was not a fan of this wine/food pairing unfortunately and would not recommend it.
The final wine was an Erben Riesling 2013. Alone it had a similar smell to the Loosen Bros wine, but slightly more aromatic and some citrus added to it. The taste was also similar to the previous wine, but was much smoother and sweeter. It was also less dry and had hints of pear, citrus, and cantaloupe on the palate. The brat side caused the wine to present stronger citrus taste when drinking the wine while also eliminating the aftertaste. This was also the case for the other two sides. Therefore I would definitely say that the foods made this wine much better than it was by itself, but still not as exceptional as the first wine did because that Oh Be Joyful was on another level.
This is about all I have for you guys. I really enjoyed the German food/wine pairing just like I had fun with the Italian one and would definitely recommend wines 1 and 3 to go with the same kind of dishes that were personally prepared for our course!
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