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what to open with corned beef?

by Jim Grow » Sun Jan 22, 2017 5:18 pm

We cooked up a large corned beef a few days ago and will have our 3rd meal of it tonight with fried cabbage. I have opened a Napa Cabernet previously and thought it O.K. but not a match made in heaven. Although well-rinsed the corned beef is still slightly salty. I'm thinking a dry full-bodied Gewurztraminer from Alsace or Alto Adige. Any other ideas out there?
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Re: what to open with corned beef?

by Dale Williams » Sun Jan 22, 2017 8:20 pm

I almost always open a dry to just-off dry Riesling (Alsace, trocken/halbtrocken/feinherb, Kab) with cb.
It's done fine with rose and bubbly as well. Light/low tannin if it has to be red
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Re: what to open with corned beef?

by Jim Grow » Sun Jan 22, 2017 9:06 pm

Too late. I went back to a 2008 Vine Cliff Rock Block Cabernet. It went just fine but still not " just right". The cab. was full of cassis and a full spicey character and maybe 5 years from peak. Very nice! abv of %14.7
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Re: what to open with corned beef?

by Bob Parsons Alberta » Mon Jan 23, 2017 12:30 am

As they say on the UK forum..if in doubt Pinot Gris :lol: .
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Re: what to open with corned beef?

by Jon Leifer » Mon Jan 23, 2017 4:23 pm

I would have voted for a beer
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