The Winery Heim of Alsace

Winery Heim - Gewurztraminer Alsace Grand Cru 'Mambourg'
The winery offers 32 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is ranked in the top 1454 of the estates of Alsace.
It is located in Alsace

The Winery Heim is one of the best wineries to follow in Alsace.. It offers 32 wines for sale in of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Heim wines

Looking for the best Winery Heim wines in Alsace among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Heim wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Heim wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Heim

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Heim

How Winery Heim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of sauerkraut of the sea in casserole, raw salmon marinade with vinegars or pasta with chicken and curry.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Heim

On the nose the white wine of Winery Heim. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus or lime and sometimes also flavors of minerality, lemon or earth. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Heim. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Heim

  • 2013With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.55/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Heim.

  • Gewürztraminer
  • Riesling
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Sylvaner

Discovering the wine region of Alsace

Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.

Almost all the wines produced in this region fall under one of these three appellations. Alsace Grand Cru wines are produced from one of the 51 privileged vineyards spread along the Length of the region. Alsace is the only French wine region to produce significant quantities of Riesling and Gewurztraminer. These two grape varieties are more commonly associated with German wines and are reminiscent of Alsace's history.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Heim

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Heim

How Winery Heim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pike dumplings with shrimp sauce, chicken tagine or tuna, tomato and olive cake.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Heim

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Heim. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Heim. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Heim

  • 2015With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Heim.

  • Pinot Blanc

Discover the grape variety: Sylvaner

The sylvaner is grown mainly in Germany and Alsace. The buds are somewhat cottony and the young leaves are green. The same applies to the ribbed branches. Once mature, the dominant colour is golden-green and small elliptical berries with small to medium-sized bunches can be seen. The ripe fruit is then adorned by five-lobed leaves. This variety is susceptible to chlorosis, gray mold, powdery mildew and mildew. It is also sensitive to frost and wind because of its long branches. It can be grown in any kind of soil, although it prefers stony, sandy and light soils. It is indeed moderately acidic and offers a complex set of aromas such as bitter almond, fruity and floral background. The taste has an excellent mixture of honey and candied or dried fruits.

The top red wines of Winery Heim

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Heim

How Winery Heim wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, game (deer, venison) or poultry such as recipes of very soft beef bourguignon, garbure with duck confit or potjevleesch.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Heim

  • 2011With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Heim.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)

Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Heim

Planning a wine route in the of Alsace? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Heim.

Discover the grape variety: Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer rosé is a grape variety that originated in France. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of vine is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Gewurztraminer rosé can be found in many vineyards: Alsace, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Jura, Champagne, Lorraine, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, South West.

News about Winery Heim and wines from the region

Platinum: The 97 point wines of DWWA 2022

The largest-ever year for entries, an incredible 18,244 wines were judged at the 2022 Decanter World Wine Awards – with just 163 wines awarded a Platinum medal. ‘Winning a Platinum medal is something really exceptional’ said Decanter World Wine Awards Co-Chair Sarah Jane Evans MW. ‘Platinum is like the stratospheric level’ she commented, ‘so it’s really saying to the winemaker: this is a great wine.’ Making up just 0.87% of the total wines tasted at the 2022 c ...

Alsace wine leader André Hugel has passed away

André Hugel was an 11th generation member of Famille Hugel, one of the region’s most influential and highly-regarded wine families. The Hugel family settled in the town of Riquewihr, located in the heart of Alsace, all the way back in 1639. André ran Famille Hugel along with his brothers, Jean and Georges, as it developed into one of the world’s top producers. It owns 30 hectares (ha) of prime plots in the Haut-Rhin area, half of which are classified as Grand Cru, and it buys grapes from a furth ...

Ornellaia Vendemmia d’Artista 2019 label revealed

First introduced with the 2006 vintage in 2009, the Vendemmia d’Artista series commissions different artists each year to capture the character of the vintage in limited edition sculptures and labels. This 14th edition of the Ornellaia Vendemmia d’Artista series will see 100 double magnums, 10 imperials and one salmanazar sold to raise money for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, which plans to expand its Mind’s Eye initiative – a programme that enables the visually impaired to experien ...

The word of the wine: Flavours (families of)

Aromas are classified into categories called families of aromas: fruity, floral, fermentative, vegetal, woody, balsamic, spicy, mineral, empyreumatic, animal.

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