A wine for Irish Dinner

[lulu]

I am having a Irish Dinner Party and would like the name of an appropriate wine

[wondersofwine]

Welcome to the board. What are you serving? Corned beef and cabbage? Lamb? Salmon? If you list the dishes being served you may get some replies as to appropriate wines.

[This message has been edited by wondersofwine (edited 03-15-2005).]

[lulu]

I am having Corned Beef and Cabbage with red potatoes and carrots. Potato Soup to start and a Trifle for dessert. Thank you for your help
Louise Janish

[Innkeeper]

If you are not going to have an Irish Brew or an American version thereof, recommend an inexpensive, yet heavy flavored wine to cope with all those flavors. I would recommend HRM Rex-Goliath, Free Range, Central Coast, Pinot Noir. The 2002 is on the market for well under $10. I'm not trying to get to buy some plonk; I like this wine very much.

[Toasty Oak]

Your meal is screaming for a nice glass of Guinness! Guinness! and more Guinness! but if you must have wine put me on the side of Pinot Noir also.

[Thomas]

You're in upstate NY. Get a Finger Lakes Riesling; it will do well with the dish.

But beer is best!

[Kcwhippet]

Had a corned beef and cabbage dinner with potatoes Sunday after the last frostbite race of the year. Had a Loring PN, a Willakenzie PN and a Jadot CdP with it and they went great. Everyone commented that they were all good choices.

[wondersofwine]

It might be nice to finish the evening off with Irish coffee (with Bailey's Irish Cream). A sweet Riesling (late harvest from America or Auslese from Germany) might be nice with the trifle. My Irish friend, Marie Walsh, served me a homemade trifle when I visited her and her German husband near Frankfurt one time. (It was very good)