Alsace and Germany – Back to Basics:
For this session it was time to get back to basics and examine the differences in style of these two wine-producing countries as well as a rare chance (in Malaysia at least) to try a top class gold medal winning Selection de Grains Noble sweet wine.
In the session in September 2014, we tasted:
Liebfraumilch, (Rivaner 71%/local varieties 29%), Rheinhessen, Germany, Langenbach for Marks and Spencer, 2013, MYR49
*Piesporter, (Riesling), Mosel, Germany, Deinhard, 2012, MYR53
**(Pinot Gris), Marlborough, New Zealand, Babich, 2010, MYR109
***Selection de Grains Noble, (Pinot Gris (Organic)), Alsace AOC, France, Domaine F Engel, 2011, EUR19
*grapes sourced from “around the famous wine village of Piesport”. Personal Import
**Partially barrel-fermented (15%) with lees stirring
***Gold Medal winner Strasbourg
Food and Wine Matching:
Warm Pear and Walnut Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing
Lemon Polenta Cake
In the Alsace, Germany and Switzerland session in October 2013, we tasted:
**Domaine de La Doye, (Chasselas), (Coppett) La Cote AOC Vaud, Switzerland, 2012, CHF10.5
Kim Crawford, (Pinot Gris), Marlborough, New Zealand, 2011, MYR82
Bernkasteler Kurfurstlay, (Riesling-Kabinett), Mosel, Qmp, Germany, 2011, MYR62
**Les Romaines Grande Reserve, (Gewurtztraminer-Passerillé), La Cote AOC, Vaud, Switzerland, 2011, CHF25
**These wines were personally imported from Switzerland for this course.
Food and Wine Matching:
French Onion Soup
Lemon Meringue Cake