Snooth Talk: Most Unexpected Wine and Food Pairing?

Wine & Food

: Most Unexpected Wine and Food Pairing?; Posted by mark, Mar 18.; Big red with dessert? White wine with steak? Has anyone been able to successfully break the mold and want to share what surprised them?

Also failed attempts at this would be amusing/useful. I'm going to try a few things and report back.

864 1146: Reply by Philip, Mar 19.; Firstly, I think everyone you should break the mould to start. If you dont like red wine, whats the point of cabernet sauvignon with steak? However, here's a few I like, or have heard and want to try:

- Champagne with Marzipan: bubbles and acidity cut through and complement the sweet almond taste well. Plus you feel as decadant as that French Queen who said "let them eat cake"

- Off dry Alsatian wine with Thai food: sweet and spicy food with slightly sweet and oily wine, pairs very well

- Port and Cigars: just dont eat the cigars

Basically any excuse to bring out a off dry or even a dessert wine mid meal usually means its exotic (sauternes and pate for example) - and i'm a fan of that!

117 152: Reply by RBoulanger, Mar 19.; @Philip - M.A. wasn't French - she was an ill-bred Austrian. No wonder she said (actually she didn't) something so dumb.

How about these - including Sauternes for breakfast!

-Champagne and buttered popcorn (some suggest truffle oil instead).
-NYC Hot Dogs with Ribera del Duero
-Donuts (preferably hot glazed ones from Krispy Kreme) and Sauternes (d'Yquem, of course).

10 17: Reply by SusieJ, Apr 4.; Unexpected for me: pinot grigio and rosemary crackers with goat cheese. I'd just decided I don't like pinot grigio. (Cheese on cracker, not pinot grigio, of course.)

Beer and chocolate, although that might be my "anything goes with chocolate" theory.

864 1146: Reply by Philip, Apr 4.; Wine and ice cream does NOT pair well - at least not during the curdling stage in my stomach. I learned that the painful way while intoxicated one night. Felt like my stomach was performing its own chemistry experiments.

31 162: Reply by ccarpita, Apr 4.; Sweet white blend and haribou bears, quite the guilty pleasure.