BAR-B-QUE WINES
The sun is out. The day is long. Friends want to come out to play.
Those three things make for every excuse needed to fire up the grill and enjoy what summer is all about.
Here are our picks for the perfect wines to pair with whatever you’re tossing onto those coals. And might we suggest an easy-quaffing wine while you wait for those briquets to get hot? Chill up a bottle of the dry-styled Feiler-Artinger Rosé. This wine is perfect for sipping while you wait for everything to cook-
GRILL IT AND PAIR IT:
RED WINES
Big and Bold
We’ve said it time and again- the Blaufrankisch grape just screams to be paired with BBQ, thanks to its full body and nice kick of spice. Think thick campfire steaks, slabs of ribs, and even your fat burgers and sausages.
Two picks drinking perfectly right now:
WENZEL BLAUFRANKISCH 2006 $24.75
MORIC NECKENMARKTER BLAUFRANKISCH 2005 $48.00
Spicy and Full
These reds, while not quite as big as the Blaufrankisch wines, have still got the spice and body required to stand up to your grilling. Our first pick is a Zweigelt from Feiler-Artinger- this wine is a serious bargain and should be poured freely all summer long. The second is a beautifully old-world styled Pinot Noir. Not so much the wine for the steaks, but just lovely with the flame broiled birds.
FEILER-ARTINGER ZWEIGELT 2007 $18.99
WENZEL KLEINER WALD PINOT NOIR 2005 $52.50
WHITE WINES
Paired with Seafood
Shrimp on the barbi just begs for a refreshing Sauvignon Blanc. We like our Italian version for its fruit-forward profile, while the Austrian has a more herbal and mineralic profile. Both would pair perfectly with grilled shrimp, oysters, lobster, clams or crab.
BUTUSSI CORNO DI ROSAZZO 2007 $15.00
SABATHI POHARNIG 2004 $16.99
Any kind of fish (think salmon, swordfish, trout, halibut) pairs great with a not over-oaked (that is, not too heavy) Chardonnay. Our pick:
VELICH DARSCHO 2001 $19.99
Go Grilled Veggies
Gruner Veltliner was made for pairing with grilled vegetables: zucchini, peppers, eggplant, onions, and particularly asparagus. With its kick of white pepper spice on the finish and its mineralic and fruit forward profile, you’ll be reaching for glass after glass. Be sure to serve it slightly chilled!
GRITSCH MAURITIUSHOF KALMUCK 2007 $17.50
HOGL SCHON GRUNER VELTLINER 2007 $26.00
DONABAUM SPITZER POINT 2006 $29.99
MELUSINE LYRA 2004 $50.00
Or you can just order up our pre-selected GRUNER VELTLINERS FOR GRILLING flight of three bottles at 20% off the individual bottle prices.
FOR DESSERT
Sweet Wines and Fresh Fruit
There’s so much gorgeous fresh produce this time of year, it would be a crime not to mention some of our favorite ways to pair those fruits with a few of our world-class sweet wines.
Try grilling up the best from the farmer’s stand: strawberries, watermelon, peaches, you name it. That’s right, grill it! Then serve it up with a chilled glass of dessert wine. It’s the perfect finish for your meal. The first pick here is just off-dry, and comes in a full bottle size. The second pick is a half-bottle of not-too-sweet Beerenauslese:
FEILER-ARTINGER QUARTETT SPATLESE 2007 $18.99
PASLER MUSCAT-OTTONEL TROCKENBEERENAUSLESE 2002 $29.99
To be honest, any of our dessert wines, from Beerenauslese to Ice Wine to Ruster Ausbruch, would pair beautifully with a simple dish of fresh fruit.
SIMPLIFY
Want to make your life easy? Grab our pre-picked summertime selections, in a flight of 3 bottles or a mixed case:
GRUNERS FOR GRILLING $96/3 bottles
MIXED GRILL - PAIRING CASE OF WINE $220/case
ALL HAIL SUMMERTIME!
