Thank you for your comment and your kind words, S.M. - happy to hear you like the Wine Rambler. We are big Riesling fans (this is stating the obvious, but that is a hobby of mine) and it certainly is a fantastic grape variety to explore, especially as it comes in all varieties from bone-dry to super sweet, light, substantial etc. and also as sparkling wine.
Out of those types the standard recommendation for Thai food would be an off-dry Riesling (halbtrocken or feinherb), but that is obviously a wide generalisation as Thai food can be as different as wine. My general recommendation is not to be too concerned with food and wine pairing. Some combinations are excellent and a few won't work at all, but often it is a grey area where both the specific wine and personal preference play an important role. The "objectively" better match does not have to go best with your taste. So depending on the specific Thai dish you are considering an off-dry wine might be better (I like the sweetness with the spice of the food) but I have also paired dry Riesling with spicy, Asian flavours. However, if you are going for really spicy I would suggest a sweeter wine.
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Riesling and Thai food
Thank you for your comment and your kind words, S.M. - happy to hear you like the Wine Rambler. We are big Riesling fans (this is stating the obvious, but that is a hobby of mine) and it certainly is a fantastic grape variety to explore, especially as it comes in all varieties from bone-dry to super sweet, light, substantial etc. and also as sparkling wine.
Out of those types the standard recommendation for Thai food would be an off-dry Riesling (halbtrocken or feinherb), but that is obviously a wide generalisation as Thai food can be as different as wine. My general recommendation is not to be too concerned with food and wine pairing. Some combinations are excellent and a few won't work at all, but often it is a grey area where both the specific wine and personal preference play an important role. The "objectively" better match does not have to go best with your taste. So depending on the specific Thai dish you are considering an off-dry wine might be better (I like the sweetness with the spice of the food) but I have also paired dry Riesling with spicy, Asian flavours. However, if you are going for really spicy I would suggest a sweeter wine.