Wines of Germany

Food and Wine Matching

German wine, in particular German Riesling, is renowned for its ability to match with a variety of foods, from spicy Asian and fusion foods to rich creamy sauces.

Here are some of the recommendations from sommeliers who applied for the Academy of Food and Wine Services German Travel Scholarship:

• Ruppertsberger Gaisböhl Riesling Spätlese


• Weingut Bürklin-Wolf, Pfalz


• Jeroboams Tel: 020 7288 8850 


• Recommended by: Simone Sylvestre, London


• Recommended food match: Crispy pork belly, steamed langoustines, caramelized apple and vanilla emulsion.

• Dernauer Pfarrwingert Spätburgunder QbA


• Weingut Meyer-Näkel, Ahr


• The Wine Barn Tel: 01256 391211 


• Recommended by: Remi Cousin, The Fat Duck, Buckinghamshire


• Recommended food match: Best end of lamb, ice-filtered lamb jelly, braised tongue and cucumber, onion and thyme fluid gel, hot pot of lamb neck, sweetbread and oyster.

• Scharzhofberger Riesling Kabinett


• Weingut Egon Müller, Mosel


• O W Loeb Tel: 020 7234 0385 


• Recommended by: Iris Minling Liu, Hotel du Vin Cheltenham, Cheltenham 


• Recommended food match: smoked trout with cucumber, radish and watercress.

• Scheurebe trocken


• Weingut Wittmann, Rheinhessen


• The Wine Barn Tel: 01256 391211


• Recommended by: Michael Raebel, Pearl Restaurant, London


• Recommended food match: Char grilled sea bass, potatoes wrapped in Parma ham, tomato confit, croutons with sea bass tartare, black olive oil, green beans and quail eggs.