The ingredients to the pear and walnut salad are as follows – mixed baby greens, thinly sliced pear, walnuts, shaved Parmesan and a dressing made from 4 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 2 teaspoons of Balsamic vinegar, splash of salt and a good hit of cracked pepper. You can make this recipe in about 10 minutes. The nice thing about starting with this salad is an off-dry to sweet Riesling is a great pairing for it and as I have picked up about half a dozen German Rieslings recently it worked out well.
"Another great German Riesling?"The Riesling we were trying with the salad was a 2005 Baron Heyl Estate Riesling.
Here is the LCBO information on this wine -
Heyl Zu Herrnsheim Baron Heyl Estate Riesling 2005
Here is the LCBO information on this wine -
Heyl Zu Herrnsheim Baron Heyl Estate Riesling 2005
Vintages 89573
750 mL bottle
750 mL bottle
Price: $ 17.95
Wine, White Wine,
12.5% Alcohol/Vol.
Sugar Content : MD
Made in: Rhine Rheinhessen, Germany
By: Heyl Zu Herrnsheim
Release Date: Feb 14, 2009
Description - Heyl Zu Herrnsheim is a pioneer in the German wine industry when it comes to organic viticulture. The estate began its conversion to organic methods in the late 1970s. In 2002, the top two wines in the world according to Harpers magazine's ecological ranking were from Heyl Zu Herrnsheim. 2005 was an outstanding vintage in Germany so expect this wine to be off-dry, featuring layers of lime, grapefruit and peach on the nose and palate, with refreshing acidity balancing the finish. Enjoy it with quiche Lorraine. Our QA Laboratory has determined that this wine contains 21 mg/L of free sulphur.
The nose on the wine was dominated by grapefruit and lime with a hint of pear and pineapple in the background. Tasting the wine you get hit with a big green apple and pineapple flavour to start and a tart finish. The wine structure seemed sloppy as the acidity wasn’t as crisp and refreshing as I would have expected. It wasn’t a bad pairing for salad but the sweetness of the pear did throw this wine for a loop at times.
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 88, Mark – 86, Kathy – 85, Amy – 87, Overall – 86.5
I would put this wine in the fun to try but not bothering to buy again category. It had some nice qualities to it but not enough ‘wow’ to make you want to get more of it.
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The nose on the wine was dominated by grapefruit and lime with a hint of pear and pineapple in the background. Tasting the wine you get hit with a big green apple and pineapple flavour to start and a tart finish. The wine structure seemed sloppy as the acidity wasn’t as crisp and refreshing as I would have expected. It wasn’t a bad pairing for salad but the sweetness of the pear did throw this wine for a loop at times.
Here is the group rating for the wine -Mick – 88, Mark – 86, Kathy – 85, Amy – 87, Overall – 86.5
I would put this wine in the fun to try but not bothering to buy again category. It had some nice qualities to it but not enough ‘wow’ to make you want to get more of it.
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