Riesling has become quite popular lately at every part of the world. As the fondness for this easy to drink wine grows, little did we know that Louis Guntrum wine has been in the Malaysia market for more than 20 years and was the very first German wine brand that establishes itself in this young wine drinking market.
Louis Konstantin Guntrum (pic), the 11th generation of the wine brand has recently paid a visit to Kuala Lumpur and teamed up with German restaurant and bar – Brotzeit in Mid Valley for a wine and food pairing session for wine lovers.
Konstantin told us about the rich and exciting history of the wine brand and shared with us his view about the pairings. The meals were prepared by Head Chef Helmutz from Brotzeit and Konstantin arranged which wines to go with the dish later on. To understand how to read the wine label on German Riesling, refer to Konstantin's guide here.
Louis Guntrum Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling 2008
Tiger Prawns on colourful market vegetables
Louis Guntrum Royal Blue Riesling Rheinhessen 2012
Cream of pumpkin soup with pistachio dumplings
(Konstantin said that he preferred the Piesporter Michelsberg Riesling with this dish)
Louis Guntrum Niersteiner Orbel Riesling Spätlese Trocken 2008
“The best of PORL” Bavarian pork filled with prunes and pork medallions with bacon on Asian spiced lenthils and napkin dumplings *Chicken / fish alternatives available
Louis Guntrum Gewürztraminer Spätlese 2009
White and brown chocolate delights and cinnamon sugar coated apple fritter
(From left: Louis Konstantin Guntrum, me and Chef Helmutz)
The importer of Louis Guntrum wine is Sunrise Wines & Spirits Malaysia.