By Timothy S. 

Dragon Boat Festival is all about being out in the sunshine, cheering with your friends for your team and of course, eating rice dumplings. Pinewood Wine has been collaborating with Tsui Hang Village this year by offering coupons to pair our Grand Reyne Blanc with their tasty festive offerings. But what if you’re already sorted for zongzi? Here are some wines (besides Grand Reyne Blanc) that we would recommend to pair with some traditional flavours of zongzi found in Hong Kong!

端午節就是要在陽光下，同朋友一起為你支持的龍舟隊伍歡呼打氣。仲有，點少得食糭呢！Pinewood Wine今年再次聯乘翠亨邨推出中西合壁口味端陽糭品酒套裝，配搭法國波爾多AOC 級別白酒，展開全新的美饌體驗。如果你已經準備好糭子，我們亦可以推薦除了金龍船白酒以外的其他美酒去搭配你的傳統糭子！

Fenomenal Sauvignon Blanc 2018 & 8 treasure zongzi

This aromatic white wine has notes of tropical fruit and citrus, which compliments the lotus leaf that this savoury zongzi is wrapped in. Its high acidity will help the wine’s notes shine through the rice starch covering the palate after a bite of zongzi. 

這種芳香的白酒帶有熱帶水果和柑橘的香氣，與糭子淡淡的荷葉清香互相襯托。就好比金龍船白酒厚實的酒體在口腔中形成一股甜味，散發淡淡的柑橘、白色水果、 杏和少量白色清新花香氣息。

 Val D’Oca MOS Moscato Dolce Spumante & sweet zongzi

My childhood favourite: this brown, sticky rice dumpling is filled with sweetened green bean paste. There was never enough filling for me and I would put  honey on top of the rice so the whole dumpling was sweet. These days, I can pair it brilliantly with this bottle. The sweetness of the wine is a perfect substitute for my old condiments. Its herbaceous notes bring out the taste of the bamboo leaf in the rice. The bubbles help cleanse the palate of the rice starch, leaving a refreshed mouth. The effect is a sweet experience that does not take away from the earthy undertone of the zongzi!

我小時候最喜歡的就是充滿甜甜的綠豆沙鹼水糭。餡就永遠都覺得不夠，所以我通常都會在糭子上淋蜜糖，咁成隻糭都會很甜。而現在我可以完美地將酒和糭配搭在一起。酒的甜度剛好就可以作為替代。當中的香氣帶出了糯米中的荷葉香氣，氣泡可以緩解油膩感，而酒的清甜也不會太搶！

However you choose to celebrate, we at Pinewood Wine wish you a happy Dragon Boat Festival!

無論你選什麽，我們Pinewood Wine都祝你有個開心的端午節假期！