• HOME PAGE
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • YouTube
Current time: 04-24-2018, 03:52 PM Hello There, Guest! (Login — Register)
Wines.com

Translate

  • HOMEHOME
  •   
  • Recent PostsRecent Posts
  •   
  • Search
  •      
  • Archive Lists
  •   
  • Help

WineBoard / GENERAL / Wine/Food Affinities v
« Previous 1 ... 33 34 35 36 37 ... 71 Next »
/ 40th Birthday Party at Restaurant, Need Wine List Help

Post Reply 
Threaded Mode | Linear Mode
40th Birthday Party at Restaurant, Need Wine List Help
06-18-2003, 11:38 PM
Post: #1
Grape Stuff Offline
Registered
Posts: 58
Joined: Apr 2003
 
A friend of ours is celebrating her 40th birthday by inviting 17 of her closest friends to Wild Ginger, a Pan-Asian restaurant in downtown Seattle. She's pre-selected the menu as follows:

apps:
Vietnamese Salad (no idea what's actually in this)
3 Satays: Vegetable zucchini & asparagus, sugar cane shrimp, and a Thai chicken

entrées:
Seven flavored beef (this is flavorful, but not spicy)
Sea Bass
prawns & squid
veggie stir fry with noodles
Monk fish with green curry
Crispy duck

I'm being asked to assist with pre-ordering some wine. I have a copy of the wine list, and it's got good coverage from France, Australia, Calif, and the Northwest.

I would really like some general suggestions, but I was thinking maybe some of the following:

·Sauvignon Blanc - There are 3 NZ Marlborough on the list, Allan Scott, Goldwater & neudorf

·Zinfandel - There's a Sonoma Century vine 1999, a Kenwood Mazzon1 vineyard 2000

·Domaine Du Colombier, cuvee Gaby Crozs-Hermitage 1998

·Cecilia Beretta, Amarone, 1998 Valpolicella

·Pinot Noir - Argyle, Nuthouse Vineyard, 1999

·Also a number of the usual Merlots & Cabs

The crowd generally likes reds. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

IP Address:

Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-18-2003, 11:43 PM
Post: #2
Grape Stuff Offline
Registered
Posts: 58
Joined: Apr 2003
 
oh ya, if I'm way off base with some of those suggestions, please let me know.

IP Address:

Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-19-2003, 12:18 AM
Post: #3
Bucko Offline
Wine Whiz
***
Posts: 4,800
Joined: Jan 1999
 
Been to Wild Ginger several times. The food is always nice but not stellar, but I digress.

Our tasting group meets in a Bellevue Thai restaurant. Over the years I have seen the following wines work best with the food:

German Riesling -- Spatlese and Auslese
Loire Whites -- Chenin and SB
Alsatians -- Gewurztraminer and Riesling
Pinot Noir -- OR offerings do well

FWIW,

Bucko

IP Address:

Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-19-2003, 07:43 AM
Post: #4
wondersofwine Offline
Registered
Posts: 5,585
Joined: May 2001
 
The Argyle Nuthouse Pinot Noir should be a very good wine but a bit expensive. Is budget a consideration? If so, maybe the restaurant could provide the regular Argyle, Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, which is also quite nice if a bit simpler. I like Bucko's suggestions for the whites.
I enjoy zinfandel but don't think it's the best match for Asian food.

IP Address:

Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-19-2003, 11:10 AM
Post: #5
Grape Stuff Offline
Registered
Posts: 58
Joined: Apr 2003
 
The Nuthouse is $59 as listed on the wine list. That doesn't seem to be too bad, I think it goes for around $40? in wine shops. I've never tried Zins with Asian, food myself but I thought I read that the spicy nature of Zinfandel would cut through the spices of that type of food???

It seems that in general Reds are hard to match to Asian fare.

IP Address:

Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-19-2003, 11:12 AM
Post: #6
Grape Stuff Offline
Registered
Posts: 58
Joined: Apr 2003
 
Thanks Bucko, there is a Francois Pinon, Vouvray, 1996 from Loire that's on the list. That is Chenin Blanc, right?

IP Address:

Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
06-19-2003, 06:08 PM
Post: #7
Bucko Offline
Wine Whiz
***
Posts: 4,800
Joined: Jan 1999
 
It is indeed!

IP Address:

Find all posts by this user
Quote this message in a reply
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
Post Reply 


Possibly Related Threads...
Thread: Author Replies: Views: Last Post
  Asian Restaurant Wine List Jackie 7 2,353 11-17-2006 06:38 PM
Last Post: Innkeeper
  Birthday party Chaderbox 3 1,208 07-25-2005 06:47 AM
Last Post: wondersofwine
  Restaurant Wine List Mikethechef 31 8,978 11-20-2000 09:28 AM
Last Post: ltmikey

  • View a Printable Version
  • Send this Thread to a Friend
  • Subscribe to this thread



Powered By MyBB, © 2002-2018 MyBB Group. Theme designed by kavin