Comments on: Watermelon: an impossible food wine pairing?

By: UnknownWoman

UnknownWoman — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:54:36 +0000

I really don’t think any champagne will work at all. The sweetness of the watermelon will make any champagne tastes painfully acidic. One thinks that a Bugey may work, but I doubt it –
I had a wine with some RS with just plain berries two weeks ago, and the off-dry Austria GruVe tastes like lemonade (it was the 05 Prager Stockkultur).

An intriguing idea would be something actually tannic and bubbly (like the SYP Naked On Roller Skate sparkling shiraz) or something with salinity in it, like a particularly saline Asyrtiko from Santorini.

By: Ahli Anggur

Ahli Anggur — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 17:08:59 +0000

Amarone. Kidding. Clairette de Die. Sparkling moscato-freisa.

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By: Luciana Braz

Luciana Braz — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:37:12 +0000

I, now, live in Brazil and that means paring fruit with wine is a quite usual..
Brazilian sparking wines (Miolo Milesime, Salton Sedução)_ as good as Cava _ is a refresh summer drink when mixed together.. and if you want to make it sexy, try put a little bit of ginger in the mix.. and don’t forget my royalties creditis..

By: Gman

Gman — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:52:23 +0000

I’ve found a sweet dessert wine does quite nicely. A personal favorite is from the Cowichan Valley in British Columbia Canada: Venturi-Shulze’s Brandenburg Number Three.

By: ceteka

ceteka — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:31:43 +0000

since martini stole my bugey cerdon idea, i’d have to say prosecco

By: Bobz

Bobz — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:30:28 +0000

Perfect match:

Vodka/watermelon and getting smashed with Tish!

By: Denise

Denise — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:11:44 +0000

Even though I am a wino at heart … LOL … watermelon and vodka are like peanut butter and jelly!

I surprised my guests the other night with watermelon/vodka sorbet … of course it didn’t freeze all the way, but it was mighty tasty on a hot summer night!

Denise
http://WineFoodPairing.blogspot.com

By: T Munj

T Munj — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:08:43 +0000

I paired watermelon and tomato salad (as described above) with Adelsheim Rose of Pinot Noir. Outstanding!

By: stonkhol

stonkhol — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:20:07 +0000

Since watermelons have been found to have viagra like qualities without the side effect and red wines have resveratrol, I’ll go with that

By: Joseph

Joseph — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 17:18:01 +0000

I’d make watermelon ice cubes and put them in some sparkling wine (cava or champagne would work too). See here for the recipe: http://www.gastronomersguide.com/2008/08/watermelon-and-mint-ice-cubes.html

By: Dylan

Dylan — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:02:19 +0000

Bwerts, I agree the watermelon vodka trick is good. I’ll definitely have to try that version you mentioned with the Balsamic though!

I work over at Tin Cross Vineyards where we have some great apricots growing on the land. I have done a sort of breakfast for dinner before: I was doing a reduction with the apricots, sugar, butter and a Sauvignon Blanc, and then added that as fruit filling to crepes. The rest of the wine was used for drinking along side the dish. Great stuff.

I wonder about raw watermelon though, I’ll give test it out since I just bought a big, ripe one. But, it’s hard to say what wine would work well, perhaps a Riesling?

By: Martini

Martini — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:45:00 +0000

I agree, a nice 2007 Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Kabinett (St. Urbans-Hof, J.J. Prum, yadda yadda) or some beautiful BUGEY CERDON! The Bubbly of Kings!

By: Count Mourvedre

Count Mourvedre — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:07:23 +0000

Watermelon?

Odd that someone would want to drink wine with it, but I think a demi-sec champagne or a Kabinett Riesling would match up nicely. If you have the prerequsite fried yard bird as an accompaniment, then I would go for a brut rose Champagne.

The Count has spoken!

By: BWerts

BWerts — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:50:24 +0000

Tish- my college roommates and I still enjoy watermelon and vodka on a hot summer day- so don’t worry, you’re not alone.

However, I made them try this and it is exceptional: Small cube of watermelon with a scoop out of the middle, topped with a slice of Parmesan Reggiano and drizzled in delicious balsamic vinegar. Perfect combination of sweet, salty an savory. We enjoyed it a pinot noir – very good. Fresh summer appetizer.