(December 21, 2015 at 3:22 pm)Quantum Wrote: I think butternut pumpkins go really well with chestnuts. Cook both in a sweet vinegar vegetable broth with laurel leaves, cloves and allspice and some wine, and serve with potato dumplings. I recommend a cabernet dorsa or a similar dark and intense dry red wine to go with it. Basically the same wines you would combine with game. I just wanted to put that out there, and this thread seemed appropriate.
Note that cabernet dorsa is a misnomer, as it is not directly related to cabernet grapes. This was actually claimed by the creator, but modern genetic testing revealed the true ancestors, Dornfelder and Lemberger. I am not too fond of Dornfelder myself, and think it is a rather uninteresting red wine despite its popularity especially during the 90s, which is however slowly waning.
If you're willing to put yourself out there, I'll gladly endorse you for the position of "AF Official Culinary Antidote to Godwin". As often as this Hitler nonsense turns up here, I could probably crib a great many of cooking and wine tips from you in just a few months.
