Food Pairings

[winedrnkr1]

1. Which wine goes best with New England Clam Chowder

2. Best wine with Biscotti.

[robr]

1. Sauvignon Blanc or Chardonnay (I prefer the latter)

2. Coffee, but if you must have wine, something sweet, like a sauterne, or moscato, or even port.

[Thomas]

biscotti and vino santo (Tuscany)--you dip the bisquit into the wine.

[Cali28]

Dipping wine into biscotti.... hmmmm. Actually sounds good! There is a great site for drink and food pairings, maybe you can find it on there? Or ask "Jack" the virtual bartender, he actually interacts with you:

[url]www.TheBar.com[/url]

[wdonovan]

Funny you ask. Other than Vino Santo, Moscato di Asti, hands down. A light, muscat-based late harvest from Northern Italy with a few gentle bubbles. First time we drank this wine, having never heard of it, we looked at each other and said "This would go perfectly with biscotti". The wine is not syrupy like a Sauternes and we were afraid that any dessert with a good amount of sugar would dry up the wine, defeating the purpose. So it seemed a natural for pairing with an almost sweetfree sweet. Something like pound cake should also work. BTW We rarely eat biscotti. That's how obvious the choice seemed. The M di Asti is a fun, festive wine that won't break the bank (10 to 15 bucks American should get you a half bottle). Whatever you choose, let us know how it worked. I'm eager to hear other opinions along these lines.

[Thomas]

Cali28,

It's the other way around--believe me, I've tried your way [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

Seriously, biscotti dipped in Vino Santo is not my invention; it's a tried and true method used by none other than Italians...Incidentally, when in Italy (or anywhere else) don't pronounce it bis-cah-tee; it's bis-coat-ee; there is no short o in Italian, plus the word refers to many types of Italian cookies--here it refers to one type.

Moscato likely works too--my problem is that I have one or two grape varieties in my memory bank that do not appeal to me: muscat is number one. Narrow thinking, I know, but there it is; this mini emperor has just removed one garment!

[Cali28]

Oops, well, you know what I mean [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]
I so intrigued by the idea of cookies and wine, this is great. What about chocolate dipped biscotti? Or am I just pushing my luck now.

[Thomas]

You're pushing your luck indeed, but Madeira or Port might make a good dip for chocolate cookies.

[robr]

Chocolate and Port, a wonderful combination, almost as delicious as that sweet orange liquor after dinner drink (very well known, but the name escapes me just now - Cointreau?) and chocolate...

[Kcwhippet]

Cointreau works, but Grand Marnier - YUM!