Asian cuisine: Riesling always goes well?

Asian cuisine is a great challenge when it comes to recommending wines due to the complex flavours of the dishes. However, if you stick to certain basic rules, you will find very good combinations.

Wines with a high alcohol content and a strong tannin structure are generally difficult. Asian cuisine requires wines that harmonise well with the complex flavours and buffer and accompany the spiciness and sometimes fatty dishes.

We have put together some tips for the perfect Far Eastern cuisine dinner.

Inmost cases,the Riesling grape variety harmonises with the exotic spices and the variety of Asian cuisine itself. A semi-dry Riesling is particularly good at absorbing and buffering spiciness (chilli, wasabi, ginger). However, a high-quality Spätlese or Auslese can also score highly with dishes containing coconut milk.

Winery Nik Weis Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett 2019

Vineyard Nik Weis

Mosel, Germany, White wine, Riesling
0.75 l

20.90 €

27.87 € / liter

Winery Dönnhoff Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese 2022

Vineyard Dönnhoff

Nahe, Germany, White wine, Riesling
0.75 l

James Suckling: 97

32.00 €

42.67 € / liter

Winery Wittmann Brunnenhäuschen Riesling Auslese 2022

Vineyard Wittmann

Rheinhessen, Germany, White wine, Riesling
0.50 l

49.00 €

98.00 € / liter

The fruity flavours of dry Rieslings can be combined very well with fried and steamed dishes (e.g. dim sum). The combination with fried fish is also fantastic.

Winery Dr. Wehrheim JUBILUM Riesling No. 1 2022

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Winery Dr. Wehrheim JUBILUM Riesling No. 1 2022

Vineyard Dr. Wehrheim

Palatinate, Germany, White wine, Riesling
0.75 l

14.90 €

19.87 € / liter

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Winery von Othegraven Bockstein Alte Reben Kellermeister Edition Riesling 2021

VDP Vineyard von Othegraven

Mosel, Germany, White wine, Riesling
0.75 l

24.90 €

33.20 € / liter

Winery Robert Weil Kiedrich Gräfenberg Riesling GG 2018

Vineyard Robert Weil

Rheingau, Germany, White wine, Riesling
0.75 l

Robert Parker: 96

47.00 €

62.67 € / liter

Red Burgundy (or Pinot Noir) is an excellent accompaniment to meat dishes. With classic Peking duck as well as spicy beef.

Winery Münzberg Godramstein Kalkgestein Spätburgunder 2020

Vineyard Münzberg

Palatinate, Germany, Red wine, Spätburgunder
0.75 l

19.50 €

26.00 € / liter

Domaine Faiveley Mercurey La Framboisière Monopole Village 2018

Domaine Faiveley

Burgund, France, Red wine, Pinot Noir
0.75 l

34.90 €

46.53 € / liter

Gran Moraine Yamhill-Carlton Pinot Noir 2019

Gran Moraine

Oregon - Wilamette Valley, United States, Red wine, Pinot Noir
0.75 l

James Suckling: 95

65.00 €

86.67 € / liter

PinotBlanc is also highly recommended as a discreet but characterful partner to somewhat spicier variations or with vegetable dishes and savoury dips.