Wine purists say that the wine you choose should match the food — and some of them can be rather persnickety about this. Others say, phooey: Drink anything you like with any food.
Riesling with steak? Hey, if you like it, go for it. It's your dinner table. Do what you like. But a riesling with steak certainly would challenge the wine. I can't imagine riesling with steak, but some people like riesling so much that they swoon to get a great one; the food is incidental.
Updated: Tue Dec 06, 2022