BA Wine tasting in F
#16
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Generally red wine and curry make a poor pairing as the spice of the curry accentuates the tannins in the wine. Indian curry tends to go best with aromatic white wines like Gewurztraminer or a Riesling with some residual sugar (e.g. a Spatlese)
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I've always preferred an aromatic wine with Thai or Indian, and I never quite knew why. (Bubbly also "cuts" nicely through the high fat content imo, but that is a personal peculiarity with me, it seems).
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Definitely an aromatic with Thai and fishy lighter Indian food however red wine can go well with heavier meatier dishes
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https://www.premiersgrandscrus.com/e...ng-bottle_075l
https://www.gerrardseel.co.uk/produc...BoCuYMQAvD_BwE
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A rather poor (pour) showing considering these two lovelies I was able to enjoy on recent flights with CX in F
https://www.premiersgrandscrus.com/en/bordeaux/1915-chateau-lynch-bages-2004-pauillac-grand-cru-classe.html?gmc_currency=3&gclid=CjwKCAiA_P3jBRAqE iwAZyWWaGGKOcf6Aa_BQ74jibDBro3OCjWnYNKlEABTYfJoIA9 wxh9dXApCkRoC9o8QAvD_BwE#/packing-bottle_075l
https://www.gerrardseel.co.uk/products/chateau-montrose-2005-saint-estephe?variant=21307492678&gclid=CjwKCAiA_P3jBRAq EiwAZyWWaBRXfMj8NLk5ZYPs9tWX6fg6D8XnguuhjWefhmFcBU E_NImjTXtnNBoCuYMQAvD_BwE
https://www.premiersgrandscrus.com/en/bordeaux/1915-chateau-lynch-bages-2004-pauillac-grand-cru-classe.html?gmc_currency=3&gclid=CjwKCAiA_P3jBRAqE iwAZyWWaGGKOcf6Aa_BQ74jibDBro3OCjWnYNKlEABTYfJoIA9 wxh9dXApCkRoC9o8QAvD_BwE#/packing-bottle_075l
https://www.gerrardseel.co.uk/products/chateau-montrose-2005-saint-estephe?variant=21307492678&gclid=CjwKCAiA_P3jBRAq EiwAZyWWaBRXfMj8NLk5ZYPs9tWX6fg6D8XnguuhjWefhmFcBU E_NImjTXtnNBoCuYMQAvD_BwE
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Interesting experiment and Id probably have gone with your selection myself. Pinot Noir certainly too light , the Bordeaux isnt complex enough but the Spanish would have hit the mark.
Generally something a bit spicy or floral works well with curry - its the sauce youre matching rather than the meat actually- so agree that Gwertztraminer, Torrontes or a decent Riesling would be good.
But as ever with wine, its your choice that matters.
Generally something a bit spicy or floral works well with curry - its the sauce youre matching rather than the meat actually- so agree that Gwertztraminer, Torrontes or a decent Riesling would be good.
But as ever with wine, its your choice that matters.
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It's a shame they couldn't offer you an Indian red - I've enjoyed a few in the past, such as Grover.
I agree that BA could do a bit more to exhibit wines local to the destination of a particular destination more often. I had this Grover tonight in the Indian Restaurant (Ziya) at the Oberoi in Mumbai. But I took the photo in a restaurant in London last week. It matched that meal very well. I had to google Vijay Armitraj to discover that he was an Indian tennis star.
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Agreed. Indian wine is where Argentina and Chile were say 30 years ago. Same as Chinese wines actually. Long way to go in terms of quality and production by many producers but as smaller independent ones start up that will drove quality up.
My next flights are LHR -DUS BA0936 17 March and DUs-LHR BA0941 19 March to and from the ProWein fair in Dsseldorf. Always good to taste the up and coming wine areas there including India, China Georgia and Armenia
My next flights are LHR -DUS BA0936 17 March and DUs-LHR BA0941 19 March to and from the ProWein fair in Dsseldorf. Always good to taste the up and coming wine areas there including India, China Georgia and Armenia
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This reminds me of one of my best BA experiences. I was the only person in F on my way to Boston. The amazing crew set up a seat for champagne and the British sparkling wine tasting, one for white wine tasting and one for red. Sensibely the also made one up as a bed! Great flight (I think!)
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PS: the very old Georgian wine making tradition also comes with a pretty lethal toasting tradition that makes it hard to go through a Georgian dinner without getting drunk and spending 3+ hours at the table!!