Episode 8 of Munchies' The White Wine Program: Sign Up With Master Sommelier Jonathan Eichholz (@jonathandrinkswine) and pizza legend Joe Beddia (@pizzacamp) as they explore Philadelphia through the lens of Silvaner, among Europe's underdog grape varieties.
First, they search some bottles at community favorite Picnic. Then, it's off to Suraya for Lebanese food and a few glasses of Silvaner. Lastly, they head to Pizzeria Beddia to close out the day with a few of the best Silvaners around.
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I was just about to have dinner, perfect timing
I love this episode!! GO BIRDS DH!!!
I recently went to the Silvaner Region and I think it might be my new favourite wine!
Love the show!!!! Now I want pizza
oh to be philled up in philly 😀
As a German living in Germany—and not far from the traditional and diverse growing regions of Silvaner, at that—who is an avowed wine lover and drinker, albeit with limited basic knowledge of wines, I have to tell you that it ultimately comes down to your own individual taste in wine: which wine you like and which pizza it might pair well with. Pizza toppings can vary greatly, and wines change their aroma when paired with different foods. And even the same wine variety, from the same growing region but from different vintages, may or may not appeal to you. That’s my experience, and I mean it. Silvaner, originally from Austria, has been at home here in Germany for many centuries. It’s what’s known as an aromatic wine and is partly descended from the “Traminer/Gewürztraminer” grape (if you like Silvaner, be sure to also try “Muskateller, Scheurebe, and Gewürztraminer” semi-dry or off-dry —they’re all aromatic wines). You should also know that we can age each wine variety differently: dry, semi-dry, off-dry, and sweet. And the acidity levels and tannins (tannins in red wines) play equally distinct roles on your palate. To claim that Silvaner is the ultimate pizza wine sounds to me a bit… well, let’s just say… primitively American 🙂 BTW, a very good Silvaner costs 7€ per liter here. My recommendation for pizza: “Primitivo/Doppio Passo” a red wine from Italy/Puglia. You’re welcome ;D