strange combinations

[dozer]

or maybe not, but guess it depends on your tastes. in any case, i am trying to figure out good pairings for the following:

a salad whose prominent tastes are pineapple and peanut...

braised cabbage with a swiss cheese based sauce...

[Innkeeper]

1. An off-dry Riesling.
2. A cru Beaujolais, e.g. Brouilly.

[VouvrayHead]

For all that, I'd reach for Cava or some Alsace bubbles, like Lucien Albrecht BdB.

Sake might be intriguing here also.


[This message has been edited by VouvrayHead (edited 08-31-2009).]

[TheEngineer]

Same as IK and VH.

(1) offdry Riesling
(2) Cremant

I would add

(1) Chinon with the Cabbage

[Brom]

How about a Brachetta with the salad

Nosiola with the cabbage.

I cannot see a red with a cabbage & swiss cheese dish.

[Innkeeper]

Do you mean Brachetto?

[Thomas]

Brachetto (with the o) is a good idea for the salad.

Cabbage is a bitch for pairing, but you know, if you've ever made Gewurztraminer wine, you'd swear that it can likely pair well with strong flavors like cabbage and Brussels sprouts. Maybe a Muscat, too.