going to a fancy chinese place on the strip tonight. the wine list looks like it might be expensive as fuck and the cork fee is only $40 but idk what to pair with Peking Duck
you drink sake with that type of shit
>>22152622that's japanese
>>22152616Why are you asking this gaggle of retards and not the somm at the restaurant
>>22152653I'd prefer to avoid the hassle of lugging an expensive bottle of wine to the strip only to be told by the somm that it would pair poorly and then having to order an even more expensive bottle from the restaurant's winelist.
>>22152758>Bring your own wineMake sure the place you are going to is cool with that and you will probably pay a corking fee.
>>22152763I can bring up to two bottles from my cellar and the cork fee is $40/bottle (compared to paying +$100s of dollars per bottle ordering off the winelist)
>>22152616Gold capsule auslese riesling with a little age on it.
>>22152616To answer the question Pinot Grigio for white, Pinot Noir for red.
>>22152765Sounds like a good idea then
>>22152769>Pinot Noir for...anything, really. PN is the best all-rounder in the game of wine.
>>22152616Former wine manager here, no idea what Peking duck tastes like but I dont think you'll go wrong with good sauv blanc or pinot noir. Blanc is usually my goto recc for birds but the single time I had duck it seemed similar to pork which has me going in the noir territory. I think Id be scared to go heavier into the reds but other whites might work too
>>22152781it's a very fatty duck that's been heavily seasoned and glazed for a long period of time. they usually serve it with a sweet dipping sauce, a cucumber slice and this rice paper roll you wrap everything in.
I have always wanted to try peking duck, but where I live, there is a zero percent chance unless I go kill a duck, and prepare it myself
>>22152799>a sweet dipping sauceThe origin of duck sauce?
>>22152801no it's a darker fermented bean sauce similar to hoisin
>>22152799I think the acid in blanc could cut the fattiness, its usually my default wine but it might be my personal preference. Maybe consider albarino. Otherwise noir is probably still your best bet for a red imo
>>22152780I absolutely agree, it is my go to red
>>22152616Consensus appears to be Pinot Noir anon.
>>22152616shouldn't it be Baiju
As the first ethnically Chinese and Mandarin speaking MW, I don’t believe in pairing Pinot Noir with Peking duck, despite its popularity. Pinot Noir is quite linear and thus doesn’t necessarily hold up to the greasy and rich mouthfeel. My top choice is Spätlese Riesling, instead. Nice acidity with more residual sugar should go perfectly with the duck and the sauce.In the realm of red wines, I suggest a ripe Clare Valley Shiraz or a nicely balanced Crozes-Hermitage Syrah – fine tannins and non-assertive acidity are key.
>>22153049>>22152893>>22152781>>22152780>>22152769Have a few Pinot Noir. A couple Etna Rossi and a Saxum Syrah. Leaning the older Etna on this one
Yeah I'm gonna go with a Riesling here boss
>>22153154Do you have a wine room in your house or just drink them often enough to rotate them out? Been to a few wine rooms from resellers and collectors, feels like something I might like once I get to upper middle class but I've also noticed the AC giving out fairly often and it seems like a pain in the ass to fix. My liquor store maintenance guy would just show up with a sandwich and whole bottle of ketchup and eat in the backroom for hours and it always kept breaking down. At my college the AC gave out during summer one year and spoiled the whole collection without anyone noticing, we just kept all the bottles of spoiled wine for display to guests and I got to spend an entire evening dumping wine down the drain but I dont think it was ever fully replaced
>>22153594i have a cellar that holds 84 bottles or 250 bordeaux bottles if i want to be autistic. currently I'm sitting at around 60ish bottles, mostly Barolo/Barbaresco, Tuscany (Sangiovese and Supertuscan blendss), and Rhone blends from both new and old world. Sprinkle in some Burgundy, Loire, Sicily, Umbria, Campania, Napa, Central Cali, Oregon....
>>22153154>>22153679Stewart?
>>22153679What background or country? Thought about getting somm or cicerone education but I'm the world's poorest US bsba graduate who just worked with booze for a few years and likes the work
>>22153694If it really is stewart then hes a freeloader who lives in his parents mansion in florida. He spends all their money on wine n expensive food n is quite fond of pizza. Has a pitbull.
>>22152758>only to be told by the somm that it would pair poorly a>listening to a salesman
>>22153694Burgerlandia. I'll get my WSET 3 after I finish harvest in Italia.
>>22153728You’re poor.
>>22152616I'd probs go with a meunier-heavy champagne>>22152622filthy dumb whiteoid scum
>>22154641Lmao see how the only thing he can use 2 measure himself 2 other ppl is his parents money
>>22152653because he is the somm
ended up pairing with a 2023 Olivier Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet and then the 2018 Pietradolce Archineri
>>22153694>cicerone educationlol lmao even
>>22154951How did it go?
>>22152616>going to an expensive restaurant to eat roasted duck>researching expensive wine to pair with said dishEating out for me usually means getting chicken tenders and coke. I'm not hating, it's just like you guys are basically aliens to me. I don't understand, nor can appreciate wine. Box wine, cooking wine, 100 year old wine, it's all the same to me
>>22155170well, glad i went with something firmer than a pinot noir
>>22152616Something dry and crisp to cut through that 69% grease bird
>chinese restaurant with $40 corkageDamn
>>22157373The good chinese restaurants are in big expensive cities. $40 is not that big a deal in places like that.
You're looking for a gewurztraminer.It pairs well with flavorful asian foods.Most people in this thread are fucking retards who don't know how to pair wine.
>>22159118>gewurztraminer and riesling bro! they go well with the foods in that region encompassing every single climate zone known to science with 5 billion people spanning the outskirts of moscow to some indonesian island full of sentient lizards!Asia is a country, everyone who disagrees with this statement doesn't know SHIT about wine, thanks pro sommeliers what would we do without your genius advice
personally, i wouldve went for some chinese beers. do as the locals would. perhaps with a ciggie too
