Everything about food, from matching food and wine to recipes, techniques and trends.

Need some suggestions for salmon

Moderators: Jenise, Robin Garr, David M. Bueker

no avatar
User

JimDove

Rank

Cellar rat

Posts

15

Joined

Fri Apr 07, 2006 10:33 pm

Need some suggestions for salmon

by JimDove » Fri Feb 22, 2008 3:17 pm

Hey good people...

I'm struggling with a match for this:

Dill-scented salmon en-papillote
Tzatziki cucumber fettuccini (cukes cut into a noodle length)
Truffled beets
Dark rye toast with homemade creme fraiche and caviar

It's one course...

I'm thinking:

Alsacian Pinot Gris with slight RS
Dry Alsacian reisling
Mature burgundy

Any thoughts would be welcome -- ideally French. Note -- the beets are just a garnish/accent...

Thanks,
Jim
no avatar
User

Dave R

Rank

On Time Out status

Posts

1924

Joined

Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:07 pm

Re: Need some suggestions for salmon

by Dave R » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:16 pm

JimDove wrote:Hey good people...

I'm struggling with a match for this:

Dill-scented salmon en-papillote
Tzatziki cucumber fettuccini (cukes cut into a noodle length)
Truffled beets
Dark rye toast with homemade creme fraiche and caviar



Retsina?
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up words and phrases and clauses.
Conjunction Junction, what's your function?
Hooking up cars and making 'em function.
no avatar
User

Dale Williams

Rank

Compassionate Connoisseur

Posts

11152

Joined

Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm

Location

Dobbs Ferry, NY (NYC metro)

Re: Need some suggestions for salmon

by Dale Williams » Fri Feb 22, 2008 5:27 pm

So you're dressing cuke sticks with yogurt,garlic, etc? Just trying to be sure I know what you're saying.

I'm usually a big fan of good Pinot Noir with salmon, and like beets and PN. But when I add dill is one time when I turn to whites, and also somehow thought of mature Burg (red or white) and a yogurt sauce doesn't seem right.

Of your choices, I'd probably go for the PG, as long as the RS is very slight. But from my cellar I think I'd go for younger white Burg, with good acidity (which I've served successfully with poached salmon with dill, and think would do ok with sides).

Sparkling is another option,.
no avatar
User

Fred Sipe

Rank

Ultra geek

Posts

444

Joined

Thu Jul 13, 2006 11:34 am

Location

Sunless Rust-Belt NE Ohio

Re: Need some suggestions for salmon

by Fred Sipe » Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:54 pm

Sticking my neck out 'cause I don't know, but...

What about a Macon Lugny?

Just popped into my head and I haven't even had one in a long time.
no avatar
User

Jenise

Rank

FLDG Dishwasher

Posts

42648

Joined

Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:45 pm

Location

The Pacific Northest Westest

Re: Need some suggestions for salmon

by Jenise » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:22 pm

In completely agreement with Dale--I consider pinot extremely flexible, but dill and fermented black beans (like the Chinese sauce) are two things I've found that just hate that grape. Go Alsacian.
My wine shopping and I have never had a problem. Just a perpetual race between the bankruptcy court and Hell.--Rogov

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: ClaudeBot, Jeff Grossman and 1 guest

Powered by phpBB ® | phpBB3 Style by KomiDesign