Game Sausage Drink Pairings

Pictured: Wild Boar Sausage with garlic, greens & Tagliatelli

The intricate flavors of our specialty game sausage can really be enhanced when paired with the right beer or wine. If you’ve been wondering what to wash your sausage down with, check out the list put together by our resident sommelier:

Venison Sausage with Merlot Wine & Blueberries:  
Wine: 2005 Long Shadows Pedestal (Merlot), Columbia Valley
-or- Sineann Merlot Champoux Vineyard 2006 Washington
Beer: Dogfish Head Black & Blue, Milton, DE (Strong Belgian style fermented with blueberries and blackberries)

Buffalo Sausage with Chipotle Chilies: 
Wine: 2005 Domaine de Belliviere Rouge Gorge, Coteaux de Loir (Pineau d’Aunis)
-or- Alvaro Palacios Priorat “Les Terrasses” 2005 Priorat, Spain
Beer: Pike Brewing Old Bawdy Barley Wine, Seattle

Rabbit Sausage with White Wine: 
Wine: 2006 Domaine Weinbach Pinot Blanc, Alsace
-or- La Badiane Cassis Blanc “Terroir des Deux Soeurs” 2007 Provence, France
Beer: Huyghe Brewery Delirium Tremens, Melle, Belgium (golden triple)

Duck Sausage with Orange Liquor:
Wine: 2006 Gross Gelber Muskateller Steirisch Klassik, Sudsteiermark, Austria
-or- Eric Texier Cotes du Rhone Viognier 2007 Rhone Valley, France
Beer: Unibroue La Fin du Monde, Quebec

Chicken Sausage with Apples & Cranberries:
Wine: 2004 Georg Breuer Spatburgunder, Rheingau, Germany (Pinot Noir)
-or- Laurent Gautier Chiroubles “Chatenay” Vieilles Vignes 2006 Beaujolais, France
Beer: Brasserie Dupont Foret, Belgium (Organic Saison)

Wild Boar Sausage with Cranberries and Shiraz Wine: 
Wine: 2001 M. Chapoutier Cornas, Rhone, France
-or- Glaetzer Shiraz “The Bishop” 2006 Barrossa Valley, Australia
Beer: St. Bernardus ABT 12, Watou, Belgium

Duck Sausage with Foie Gras and Sauterne Wine: 
Wine: 2005 Domaine de Belliviere Calligramme, Jasnieres, Loire, France (ridiculous off-dry chenin)
-or- Francois Chidaine Montlouis-Sur-Loire Demi-Sec “Les Tuffeaux” 2006 Loire Valey, France
Beer: Anderson Valley Brewing Company Brother David’s Triple, Boonville, CA

If you have your own suggestions, we’d love to hear them! Tell us your favorite pairings in the comment section below.

Wine Pairings by Elevage Wine

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