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Subject: Re: The trip to France, Germany and Switzerland
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On 2024-09-30 15:59, -hh wrote:
>>> FYI, for a dessert Riesling, instead an Eiswein, consider trying the 
>>> often obscure and slightly less super-sweet Beerenauslese.  Some 
>>> folks find the Eiswein to be too sweet, so this a good alternative, 
>>> plus they're less expensive from the same vintner.  Can be hard to 
>>> find in the USA, though.
>>
>> On the subject of dessert wines, if you haven't had the opportunity 
>> yet, go mad and buy a bottle of Chateau D'Yquem some time. I've had 
>> the chance to enjoy it two or three times in my life and there is a 
>> bottle in my refrigerator waiting for the right occasion to enjoy it 
>> again.
>>
>> Very sweet, but also amazingly complex.
> 
> I've enjoyed a few Sauternes here or there; I'll have to keep an eye out 
> for Chateau D'Yquem.

Do it!

The price is... ...outrageous, but one time in your life, definitely 
worth it.

> 
> Of course, on this subject, there's also fruit infused Belgian Lambic's 
> too, which functionally are "dessert beers" (unlike traditional "wild" 
> yeast Lambic's):  I've found that the Kriek (cherry) and the Framboise 
> (raspberry) will pair nicely with cheesecake.  In the USA, the main 
> brand one will find is Lindemans ...figure $15 for a 750ml but I have 
> found tiny 5oz? fourpacks for sale too, which is a nice size.
> 
> FWIW, I'm still on the lookout for a coconut Lambic...but I don't know 
> if that was a sweettooth or a traditional "wild".

Ahhhh... ...I'm denied most beers, now. It turns out I'm allergic to gluten.

:-(