Stadt Krems Kremstal Gruner Veltliner 2025

Andy Says: "Pairing wine with pickles is tricky because vinegar can make a wine taste flat or oddly sour beside it. The solution is to choose a bottle with bright acidity that will stand up to the brine. Grüner Veltliner meets the challenge. Its lively acidity can match the vinegar while its distinctive green pepper character ties in beautifully with cucumber, dill and other pickling spices. And considering how much Central European cuisine loves pickled vegetables, it makes good sense for the table.

Founded in 1452, Stadt Krems is one of Austria's oldest wineries, this Grüner Veltliner  presents flavors of green apple, lemon, peppery arugula, fresh radish and white pepper. This Stadt-Krems is incredibly versatile with food. So, whether you are sitting down to schnitzel or pairing to pickles, or even pickled flavored tofu! it works."

Still confused, I asked Andy to expound. He said, "It is always a question of degree. Vinegar is a pairing pariah. If you have a pickled heavy dish such as SauerKraut, you need to toe the line and pair to the pickled. If a pickled ingredient is a minor part of the dish, be aware of the vinegar but pair to the dish. Just don't get crazy! Respect the Pickle!"