Asparagus season starts on 15. April

Asparagus season starts soon. And whenever it's asparagus season, the mailings from wine merchants start rolling in. This is also the case for us, because there are actually many excellent combinations with asparagus and wine.

However, we are not of the opinion that there is "the" asparagus wine, because there is also no "the" asparagus recipe.

Winery Stiegelmar Weissburgunder 2023
Winery Stiegelmar Weissburgunder 2023
Neusiedlersee, Austria
9.50 €
0.75 l,  12.67 €/l
in stock
Winery Rudolf Fürst Weisser Burgunder pur mineral 2020
Winery Rudolf Fürst Weisser Burgunder pur mineral 2020
Franken, Germany
18.50 €
0.75 l,  24.67 €/l
in stock
Winery Malat JUBILUM Grüner Veltliner No. 1 Furth 2023
Exclusive with us
Winery Malat JUBILUM Grüner Veltliner No. 1 Furth 2023
Kremstal, Austria
12.90 €
0.75 l,  17.20 €/l
in stock
Winery Hirtzberger Rotes Tor Grüner Veltliner Federspiel 2022
93 Suckling
93 Falstaff
Winery Hirtzberger Rotes Tor Grüner Veltliner Federspiel 2022
Wachau, Austria
32.00 €
0.75 l,  42.67 €/l
in stock

Here are a few combinations that we love:

Cream of asparagus soup
White wines without wood, preferably aged for three or four years. Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, a Grüner Veltliner Federspiel or a Sauvignon Blanc, which is more on the yellow-fruity side than the grassy side, are ideal.

Asparagus risotto
White wines with substance and body, but without wood. Matured Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Veltliner are a wonderful combination here.

Asparagus with hollandaise sauce, miso hollandaise or butter
Here the white wine can have strength and a subtle woody flavour. These include mature Pinot Blancs, Chenin Blancs, Chardonnays and Veltliners in the Smaragd or Reserve range.

Asparagus tart or with penne
If asparagus is paired with wheat as a tart base or as pasta and then even with cheese, then a mature Riesling Kabinett or a Spätlese is also a good choice. A mature Sauvignon Blanc also goes very well here.

Asparagus with butter crumbs and/or au gratin
Here we favour ripe, powerful Grüner Veltliner and Chardonnay, which may well have a hint of wood.

Winery Potzinger Steinriegel Sauvignon Blanc 2021
93 Falstaff
Winery Potzinger Steinriegel Sauvignon Blanc 2021
Südsteiermark, Austria
19.95 €
0.75 l,  26.60 €/l
in stock
Family winery Tement Grassnitzberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2017
96+ Parker
95 Falstaff
Family winery Tement Grassnitzberg Reserve Sauvignon Blanc 2017
Südsteiermark, Austria
44.00 €
0.75 l,  58.67 €/l
in stock
Winery Paul Achs Chardonnay Burgenland 2022
BIO
Winery Paul Achs Chardonnay Burgenland 2022
Neusiedlersee, Austria
9.90 €
0.75 l,  13.20 €/l
in stock
Marchesi Antinori / Castello della Sala Bramito Chardonnay 2022
Marchesi Antinori / Castello della Sala Bramito Chardonnay 2022
Umbrien, Italy
21.00 €
0.75 l,  28.00 €/l
only 3 available

Generally, white wines are drunk with asparagus.

And with very few exceptions, these are dry wines. As asparagus is also cooked with in Szechuan cuisine - this is one of the exceptions - a slightly sweet wine would also be appropriate here to complement the slight sharpness. In Bordeaux, a chilled Sauternes is often served with cold asparagus tips - this is the second exception and is an excellent match. The acidity of the wine should not be too high, as the white asparagus reacts with bitter or even metallic notes. What we also find important is that the wine should have a certain maturity. A recently bottled vintage usually has flavours that are too youthful for an asparagus dish. The wine should therefore be slightly mature.

Château Rieussec Carmes de Rieussec blanc 2020
Château Rieussec Carmes de Rieussec blanc 2020
Bordeaux, France
15.80 €
0.375 l,  42.13 €/l
in stock
Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont sec 2017
95 Parker
BIO
Domaine Huet Vouvray Le Mont sec 2017
Loire, France
37.90 €
0.75 l,  50.53 €/l
in stock
Winery Loersch JUBILUM Kabinett No. 1 2024
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Winery Loersch JUBILUM Kabinett No. 1 2024
Mosel, Germany
18.00 €
0.75 l,  24.00 €/l
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