Domaine Zind Humbrecht Heimbourg Riesling 2002

Summers in the Bay Area are usually not too hot because of the cooling influence from the Pacific  ocean. This moderating effect helps to grow grapes for wine and helps me to enjoy healthy summers because I lose an appetite when the weather is too hot.

However, there are days which are quite hot this year. It’s not as hot as the heat wave in Europe or the East Coast but hot enough for me to lose appetite.

One of these days JC made beef salad inspired by Larb, meat salad from Southeast Asia.
Stir fried beef is wrapped in lettuce with other vegetables and dunked in fish sauce.
Crisp lettuce and the flavor of beef and fish sauce were appetizing. Good lunch for the sunny, hot day.


We opened Domaine Zind Humbrecht Heimbourg Riesling 2002 with this lunch.

Golden color.
Abundance of aromas and flavors of orange blossom, ripe orange, pear, ginger, bruised apple and slight honeycomb.
Acid is high but it feels soft, with a rich mouthfeel.


This is one of the wines which I bought when I started to buy wines and was thinking of opening on a special occasion, and I opened for this lunch because, I guess, everyday is special.

And the wine proved that it was the right occasion. The pairing was great !
The weight of the wine paired amazingly well with the strong flavor of the fish sauce and I enjoyed the lunch with a good appetite.