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03-26-2009, 12:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia | | | Good wine to pair with sushi?
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So, I'm taking someone out tonight on a first date. We're going out for sushi and the restaurant is a BYOB. Not much into sake, and though a nice Kirin or Asahi beer is great with sushi, I'd like to be a bit more classy. I've heard that Rieslings and other sweet whites like that are good, but was curious if anyone had any other good recommendations.
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03-26-2009, 12:10 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Asahi, Sapporo, or my personal favorite, Yebisu. |
03-26-2009, 12:20 PM
|  | Eat at Joe's | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: J-Actionville, NC | | | sake is the only wine I drink anyway, so that was my recommendation. Ifthat doesn't float your boat I'd stick to beer.
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03-26-2009, 12:24 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Japanese don't drink wine (other than sake) with sushi, so why should you? |
03-26-2009, 12:24 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | | | go for some sake but don't plan on driving 
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03-26-2009, 12:29 PM
|  | Now With More Metal! Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Harte fjord, CT | | Mmmm, warm sake and cold sushi make me smile. |
03-26-2009, 12:29 PM
| | Eat at Joe's | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: J-Actionville, NC | | | sake is a great buzz compared to grape wine I think. I never get sick or hungover, just comfortably numb until I nod off to sleep. Pair that with sushi and you have a winning combo. Why the hatin on it?
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03-26-2009, 12:33 PM
|  | I took the one less traveled by | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Reims, Champagne, France | | | Sake, tea and dry beer ala Sapporo or Kirin really fit better than wine IMHO.
If you really want to go with wine I'd suggest something not too invasive, with little aftermouth and light perfume.
A white Cabernet Sauvignon, rosé Listel or Grey Shiraz should do fine.
If you want to venture into foreign wine (which may be expensive) I'd recommend French dry white wines with stone flavors such as Pouilly Fouissé or Alsace Tokai.
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03-26-2009, 12:37 PM
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Sake dude. Seriously.
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03-26-2009, 12:42 PM
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03-26-2009, 12:43 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Or warm sake. |
03-26-2009, 12:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Lincoln, CA | | | I think it hinges on what you're actually ordering. Sushi in general is pretty broad with several flavors/richness/spicy levels. I would say a dry Riesling or a nice Rose of Sangiovese would both be safe bets.
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03-26-2009, 12:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Millcreek Township, UT | | | One more from the sake contingent.
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03-26-2009, 12:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Newark, NJ | | | Sushi and Sake are designed to compliment each other, but if you really dislike it you might consider going with some Japanese plum wine...It's more like wine as we know it, and its pretty light (albeit a bit sweet)...Don't want to overpower the sushi, which is real subtle. |
03-26-2009, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by lamonica78 So, I'm taking someone out tonight on a first date. We're going out for sushi and the restaurant is a BYOB. Not much into sake, and though a nice Kirin or Asahi beer is great with sushi, I'd like to be a bit more classy. I've heard that Rieslings and other sweet whites like that are good, but was curious if anyone had any other good recommendations. | Not to be mean, but wine won't make you seem classy. It will make you seem clueless when it comes to sushi.
As someone who found out the hard way just how cruel sake can be (I was once "encouraged" by a chanting mob to drink more than a liter of it at a street party in Machida, outside Tokyo), I never touch the **** any more. But a good lager (any of those mentioned) goes great with sushi. Yum.
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03-26-2009, 01:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Singapore | | | Sapporo.
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03-26-2009, 01:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia | | Wow, wasn't expecting so much of a response so quickly. Thanks for the tips and perhaps we'll give sake another shot  |
03-26-2009, 01:23 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by John Bigboote Not to be mean, but wine won't make you seem classy. It will make you seem clueless when it comes to sushi.
As someone who found out the hard way just how cruel sake can be (I was once "encouraged" by a chanting mob to drink more than a liter of it at a street party in Machida, outside Tokyo), I never touch the **** any more. But a good lager (any of those mentioned) goes great with sushi. Yum.
-jb | Yep. I've learned that same lesson. Wish I wasn't so stupid. Then it wouldn't have happened four times. I'm such a monkey.  |
03-26-2009, 01:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazz Ad Sake, tea and dry beer ala Sapporo or Kirin really fit better than wine IMHO.
If you really want to go with wine I'd suggest something not too invasive, with little aftermouth and light perfume.
A white Cabernet Sauvignon, rosé Listel or Grey Shiraz should do fine.
If you want to venture into foreign wine (which may be expensive) I'd recommend French dry white wines with stone flavors such as Pouilly Fouissé or Alsace Tokai. | Listen to the French guy.
Sake tastes like Thunderbird. 
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03-26-2009, 01:32 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Lincolnshire, UK | | | I've never heard of a BYOB restaurant before. I take it that it's a way not to have to pay for a liqueor licsense? | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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