PrintUrgent! Recs for wine pairing with ham...
Red or white? Drink what you like? We've done chards and sav blancs with ham (honey-baked style) for so many years in the past, I'm thinking of doing a pinot noir or merlot this time. Is that too radical? We have a decent wine cellar, so I can pretty much grab anything at this point. We love wine, but are definitely not in the "wine snob" group.
With the kind of sweet/spicy flavors on a honeybaked ham, am I right-on or way-off with what I am proposing to pair with it? What else would you oenophiles recommend?
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9 Comments:
Try Rioja (gran reserva) with ham. Pinot Noir will work as well.
soirees at 4:07PM on 03/23/08
I wold go with a nice Reisling if you have that available but the Pinot will also work
Mheusler at 4:15PM on 03/23/08
Not a wine snob, but you use the term "oenophiles"... I'd check my premises if i were you.
Wine snob.
chefimpostor at 4:30PM on 03/23/08
We adore riesling and always have some on hand. It is our first choice for pairing with turkey. I was just wondering if we should try something a bit drier along with the sweet/spicy ham.
I defer to you wine experts out there. Thanks!
frederika at 4:34PM on 03/23/08
@frederika - How is your job temperature on this Happy Easter day? We drink both red and white with ham. We served a dry riesling and a shiraz today. It was delicious. We had a honeybaked ham as well.
crazyspice at 7:12PM on 03/23/08
What did you do? I was going to say riesling, too. Keep in mind, you could always go with a dry riesling... I think a zinfandel would probably stand up pretty well, too.
Whatever you had, I hope it was yummy!
LoCo at 9:07PM on 03/23/08
We did a Barossa shiraz viognier that was very good 2005. I got it at Costco of all places.
JerzeeTomato at 11:15PM on 03/23/08
@crazyspice - lol...I had 2 and a half days and a lot of alcohol to forget about it! Back to the grindstone tomorrow... It is what it is, no?
We ended up having a South African sav blanc from Trader Joe's. It wasn't a stellar wine, but the taste was right on with the food it accompanied. Thanks for asking!
Jerzee - I have to look for that one. It's about time for a Costco trip. Love viogniers. Have you ever tried the Honey Moon from Trader Joe's? It's pretty yummy.
frederika at 11:45PM on 03/23/08
Chenin blanc and viognier are both great with ham and are nice light choices!
Amandarama at 7:38AM on 03/24/08