Recipe Baked Rainbow Trout and Rainbow Root Vegetable Gratin

We made this Rainbow Root Vegetable Gratin and baked Rainbow Trout for Pairings with two Youngberg Hill Pinot Noirs

Salmon & Pinot are so traditional, we stepped just a bit outside the box. The key to red wine with fish is choosing a fatty fish and so we chose rainbow trout. For my vegetable, I went earthier choosing a root vegetable gratin, in a rainbow of colors, with red beet, sweet potato, golden beet, and parsnip.How did the pairings go?The trout with its distinctive flavor and fat stood up to both of the wines, even the brooding Natasha. The gratin really worked well, much credit should be given to the Gruyere topper for pulling the pairing together. With the blend of 4 vegetables, I found I preferred the parsnips with the Cuvée and the beets with the Natasha. Overall, a very satisfying pairing.read more about the pairing at http://www.crushedgrapechronicles.com