which wine with Kraut?

[jareese]

SourKraut and pork Hocks? (pork chops for me..LOL)

[winoweenie]

Jareese you have hit the " Rhyme with Orange ' Button. WW

[wondersofwine]

I don't really care for sauerkraut so don't have a lot of experiencing pairing it with wine. It would probably go with a dark German beer such as Alt Dusseldorf (or maybe Guinness Stout) or with Gewurztraminer wine from Alsace. Pork hocks might go with Spatburgunder, the German wine from Pinot Noir grapes.

[jareese]

LOL, Thanks guys.. was wondering if I might have asked a booger question...LOL [img]http://www.wines.com/ubb2/smile.gif[/img]

[hotwine]

Not wine but beer.... a true Pilsner served at room temperature is the best pairing for kraut that I've found.

[jareese]

Thanks for that tip, but unfortunatly I cannot drink beer, alergies..

[wdonovan]

Well.. Wednesday in Reims I had a glass (or two) of Ruinart rose' brut with choucroute (sourkraut, sausages, potatoes, ham). You're hard pressed to find a wine sans bubbles there. The wine was a heavy rose' not entirely unlike a Tavel. That brings me to my second suggestion, Friday in Paris I again had choucroute (good comfort food in the snowy weather). This I paired with a cheap Tavel (the only rose' on the menu). I found that the acidy fruit of the wine against the acidy vinegars of the kraut wrestled but did not seriously hurt each other. I do not know of another wine that could get away with this. Don't try it with a soft, light Provencal rose' or a Billecart-Salmon. They would undoubtedly get hurt.

[This message has been edited by wdonovan (edited 01-02-2006).]