Pinot tNoir & Sushi

fokker

As Mr Cabbage has kindly asked me to give my 2 cent worth of opinion on this topic, I am very much obliged.
When I first travelled in the Cote d' Or with my wife in the mid 90s, the only Asians we met were Japanese. There was even a Lycee (school) de Japonais in Gevery-Chambertin. We also travelled very frequently to Japan and we found on the shelves in wine shops or in the big department stores a very good line-up of red Burgundies.
Then it dawned on me that Japanese love their food with Burgundies; New Zealand Pinots were then not that uniformly good and hence not that popular. I therefore start trying various types of Japanese food with Pinots. Needless to say, Yakitori was a match made in Heaven, and Tempura and Tempanyaki (even with vegetables and seafood) were not that far behind.
But the real supriise was sushi. Somehow the fine tannins and cherry/strawberry fruits of Pinot merge well with the oily fish, sushi rice (vinegared) and the wasabi and soy. Japanese cuisine is inherently subtled in taste and the delicate Pinot complements the cuisine superbly.
Well, you guys go and try and let me know what you think.

大白菜

fokker 發表於 2013-6-22 19:04
As Mr Cabbage has kindly asked me to give my 2 cent worth of opinion on this topic, I am very much o ...

小弟曾是酒鬼一名，但不懂欣賞紅酒，

極喜愛日本菜，唯獨未試過用紅酒作配搭。

fokker

回應 大白菜 #2 的帖子

You will lose nothing if yu try an inexpensive New Zealand Pinot with Japanese food. Go to Watson' s, Ponti, or any wine shop that they know their stuff, ask them for a fruity NZ Pinot in the HK$150-300 range. Eat your  Japonese meal and tell me what yu think. IT IS PERFECTLY OK IF YU DON' T LIKE IT THAT WAY.

大白菜

fokker 發表於 2013-6-22 22:29
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You will lose nothing if yu try an inexpensive New Zealand Pinot with Japanes ...

多謝師兄一番好意。

由於早前身體出左問題，小弟已經介左酒。

待日後問題得以改善定當一試。

祖C

你的感受很有道理. 黑皮諾TANNIN不高, 配壽司當中含醋應是很配襯.

有空我也找機一試.

Ozching

I love to match food with wine and I think this is a fine art. Therefore it is very subjective as well.
I have tried Pinot with sushi and I am sorry to say I don't quite like it.
I find that the bouquet and aroma of pinot will over-power the freshness of raw seafood.
I personally like to drink pinot with grilled fish or maybe confit of salmon or trout.
I find that the traditional way of sake with sushi or sashimi is still unbeatable.
The sweetness of sake neutralise the vinegar of sushi while the freshness of sake complement the freshness of fish.
May I also recommend the NZ Felton Road Pinot Noir, it is top notch.

fokker

回應 Ozching #6 的帖子

I can see why you don' t like Pinot with sushi. As you put it, taste is a very subjective thing.
I myself dislike sake with sushi; to me that is a rice brew going with rice and that's way too much rice.
My other favourite match with sashimi and sushi is Rose champagne.

Ozching

I absolutely agree with you.
The crispness and freshness of Champagne will highlight the delicacy of raw fish.
Both the wine and food are very refreshing.

felsino

乜NZ的Pinot Noir酒好饮的吗？

Pinot Noir：

felsino

我还以为系监狱黎添？

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b2323234

thanks for your suggestion. my company is mainly supply burgundy wine, i did so many events but never think about sushi. i will try it and let you know how i feel.

大白菜

b2323234 發表於 2013-6-29 12:07
thanks for your suggestion. my company is mainly supply burgundy wine, i did so many events but neve ...

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Ozching

回應 Dorlands #12 的帖子

I hope you have not mixed up the Bannockburn Vineyard in Geelong Victoria ,Australia to the Felton Road Winery which is also in Bannockburn, Central Otago, New Zealand.
My personal favourite Australia Pinots are Mt Mary, Giagonda and Bannockburn as well.  They are all very aromatic, light but a little bit acidic. The feeling is like drinking perfume. The tannins are very soft and the finish is long and smooth.

b2323234

回應 大白菜 #14 的帖子

我唔想賣廣告呢......會比人扣分嗎?
其實可以比DISCOUNT 141D兄弟嗎?

b2323234

just try it, still not my cup of tea but not as bad as what i though.
actually i suggest to chill a bit the wine will taste better

b2323234

i always have pinot noir at around 18-20 degree

大白菜

b2323234 發表於 2013-6-29 21:39
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我唔想賣廣告呢......會比人扣分嗎?

賣廣告當然唔可以、只分享自己喜好及感覺當然冇問題啦。

一切產品推廣折扣活動都不被接受。

b2323234

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明白了,謝謝