My girlfriend's birthday is coming up. Taking her out for a nice dinner, night on the town, and for afterwards some quiet patio time for which I've ordered a raspberry cheesecake from a local bakery. What should I serve to drink with the cheesecake? Champagne? Wine? And if so, red or white?
2007-08-27 21:25:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
I think a Muscat de Rivesaltes (serving temp.10 °C ) would do fine. Have found the "Ice wines" from Washington state to be a very good accompaniment to cheesecake. They are very sweet and should stand up to the lemon if you don't use too much. Also try Vintage Port & cheesecake. Because of their richness and complexity, port wines can make a bold impression when paired well with foods. Port is most traditionally served at the end of a meal or with dessert. But it also pairs well with many appetizers and main courses.
2007-08-27 21:44:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Originally I thought you should get champagne because it is her birthday, but...
red wine will:
1. Pair much better with the dessert.
2. Quiet patio time at the end of a long night is made for wine.
I know nothing about wine so ask you fanciest grocery store about a good wine for the raspberry cheesecake. Or ask the bakery, you never know.
If you do go for champagne try it early like before dinner. Katherine has a good idea of dropping in a few fresh raspberries in the champagne. 2 or 3 is perfect. Your girlfriend would really appreciate the attention to detail.
2007-08-28 08:12:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally think red wine is a more romantic (and a bit better tasting)... I don't know too much about champagnes, but I'm not a big fan of those so... yeah.
I think red wine would probably be the most romantic sorta thing. Regardless of the drinks... dude; you get FAT kudos for being so good to your girlfriend. Shes gonna love you man.
--i saw the above comment about sweet drinks. you have cheesecake -> sweet drinks afterwards are brilliant. I tried some Lemon Liquers & Orange Liquers (for after dinner stuffs) in Europe and they are pretty great. I think BevMo would be the best place to look for stuff like that.
2007-08-28 04:36:38 · answer #3 · answered by gpibambam 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Champagne is lovely. To compliment the cheesecake, you might consider dropping a couple of fresh raspberries into it for decoration, unless it's a very good champagne. If she likes sweet drinks, you can also consider an after-dinner liqueur, like Chambord (raspberry), Frangelica (hazelnut) or Amaretto.
2007-08-28 04:34:42 · answer #4 · answered by Katherine W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
champagne is good. but since you are serving a raspberry cheesecake, a nice shirhaz wine will definitely bring out the berry flavor. i recommend yellow tail shirhaz. good luck!
2007-08-28 13:30:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dry champagne would be perfect . You can also offer a fruity white wine or even a white zinfandel for a variety. Offer coffee for those who like it with dessert , spiked with a splash of Bailey's Irish Cream.
2007-08-28 04:41:33 · answer #6 · answered by everyday gourmet 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy & chill 2 bottles of Italian prosecco. The frist bottle to wash down the cheese cake, the second to talk about how good the cheese cake was.
2007-08-28 04:44:37 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jessrew, my answer to your question is that after your food, what you should serve her is fresh fruit juice that is fat free and natural. I think this is better than any hot drink
2007-08-28 05:00:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a decent moscato goes well with creamy cheeses and berry type fruits. I recommend a mid-priced moscato cannelli
2007-08-28 12:33:44 · answer #9 · answered by Robin C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothin wrong with a couple ice cold beers
2007-08-28 09:13:33 · answer #10 · answered by jk1967 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋