Gewürztraminer is one of the most pungent wine varietals, easy for even the beginning taster to recognize by its heady, aromatic scent.
Gewürztraminer, sometimes referred to as Gewürz or Traminer, is a white wine grape variety that performs best in cooler climates. It is known for its spicy characteristics.
GEWÜRZTRAMINER [geh-verts-tram-in-er]
A clone of the parent Traminer variety. Widely grown, having literally dozens of synonym names in various countries including Traminer Rot.
Gewürztraminer
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Swarthy grape produces white wine. All spice and lusty sensuality up your nose, with flashes of roses and ginger, cloves and figs, and a big, strapping favour to match.
Gewürztraminer
Typically thought of as a German varietal, this grape actually originated in northern Italy. It is often made in sweet or off-dry styles and carries floral and spice notes.
Gewürztraminer (lychees, grapefruit rind)
This grape has made a significant foray into the American market. It's considered a "hip" choice. The name means "spice" in German. It can have a peppery, floral, or nutty character.
GEWÜRZTRAMINER (White) [geh-VERTS-trah-mee-ner]
Gewürztraminer can yield magnificent wines, as is best demonstrated in Alsace , France , where it is made in to a variety of styles from dry to off-dry to sweet.
Gewürztraminer: Associated with Germany and the Alsace region of France, this can be a full-bodied, flavored, dry white wine. California gewürztraminers, however, are usually light-bodied and sweet.
Gewürztraminer: A sweet and spicy white grape popular in eastern France, Germany, Austria, northern Italy and California.
Glacé: Iced.
Graceful: Describes a wine that is harmonious and pleasing in a subtle way.
Gewürztraminer is actually pink skinned but accepted as a white grape.
Gewürztraminer: Late Harvest
The Gewürztraminer grape was first grown in Northern Italy, where it produces a white wine of the same name. Today Gewürztraminers are produced in Alsace, Germany, New Zealand, America, Canada and many other regions.
Gewürztraminer is a pink-skinned, small-clustered grape variety that sets a modest crop and ripens fully in propitious, cool-climate conditions, producing heady, alcoholic, dry table wines, at least in Alsace.
Gewürztraminer / White Bordeaux / White Rhõne / White Burgundy / Rioja / Chardonnay (Australia or California) / Sauvignon Blanc (California or New Zealand)
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GEWÜRZTRAMINER: ("geh-verts-tram-in-er"). A clone of the parent Traminer variety. Widely grown, having literally dozens of synonym names in various countries including Traminer Rot.
GEWÜRZTRAMINER
The world's most prestigious gewürztraminers come from the Alsace region of France, but the white grape is also grown in most of the same cold climates riesling is.
[edit] Gewürztraminer Gewürztraminer is a white wine grape variety from the wine producing region of Alsace in France.
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Gewürztraminer
Full bodied red wine (Cõte-Rotie or Chateauneuf-du-Pape)
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Varietal/Blend
Gewürztraminer is used as a varietal.
Flavour & Character
One of the world's most intensely floral and aromatic wine-bursting with flavours of spice, lychees and rose petals.
The juice from Gewürztraminer grown in a cool climate produces a deeply-coloured wine with a bouquet which is perfumed, spicy, floral and yet fruity, ...
Some varieties of grape such as Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris often produce wines with this texture.
oloroso: A style of sherry made by aging a fortified white wine in old oak barrels for an extended period of time.
The viticulture of New Zealand is mainly oriented towards the cultivation of the so called "international" species and, among white grapes, there are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Müller Thurgau and Gewürztraminer, ...
Pinot Blanc is an especially nice and well priced Alsatian varietal, but a Gewürztraminer, Tokay, or Riesling would also be of interest. American Gewürztraminers tend to be a bit too sweet, but there are exceptions.
TRAMINETTE: Newly, (1996), released derivative of Gewürztraminer variety that is quite cold-hardy, bears large clusters and is suitable for cool climates.
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Some grapes-notably Gewürztraminer and Muscat-often have a noticeable bitter edge to their flavors. Bitterness can also be imparted by the use of underripe or green stems during the fermentation and aging processes.
Copper River king salmon with bamboo rice blend and coconut broth, with 2003 Trimbach Gewürztraminer from Alsace.
Choose Riesling and sweet Gewürztraminer if your meal is spicy. The sweetness of these wines can be drank quickly to offset the spiciness of the food.
Select a white wine with chicken, fish, and seafood.
Sometimes one wishes to finish a wine with some residual sugar left-Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Muscat Canelli and Chenin Blanc are among the grapes that lend themselves particularly well to this.
Some grapes--notably Gewürztraminer and Muscat--often have a noticeable bitter edge to their flavors. Another source of bitterness is tannin or stems. If the bitter quality dominates the wine's flavor or aftertaste, it is considered a fault.
Alsace, in northwest France, produces some delicious full flavoured white wines from grape varieties such as Gewürztraminer, Tokay Pinot Gris, Riesling, Muscat, Pinot Blanc and Sylvaner.
Spicy
Exotic fruit and spice flavors in whites, particularly Gewürztraminer, but also a peppery or cinnamony clovey perfume in some reds
Steely
Applied to top Riesling for the very dry, almost metallic flavor they develop ...
Sea Scallops with Jerk Marinade and Sauvignon Blanc or Gewürztraminer
Rich
Rich dishes overpower delicately flavored, lighter bodied wines. Serve with full flavored, full bodied, higher acid wines.
Alto Adige - 0-25% (Blanc), 95-100% (Gewürztraminer), 90-100% (sub Valle Isarco and Val Venosta)
Synonyms
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About 90 percent of German wines are white. Riesling, Sylvaner, Müller-Thurgau, and Gewürztraminer grapes create the soft, fragrant, low-alcohol wines for which the country is famous.
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Gewürztraminers from Alsace also make for a perfect companion. I love these feasts because they give you a perfect excuse to serve a flight of wines. I recommend maybe two or three whites and two or three reds.
ALSACE
The best grape varieties used in the production of Alsacien white wines are Gewürztraminer, Muscat, Tokay, or Riesling.
Green: Tasting of unripe fruit. Wines made from unripe grapes will often possess this quality. Pleasant in Riesling and Gewürztraminer.
Spicy: many wines will display distinct or nebulous ("what is that flavor?") spicy flavors such as dill, basil, or the like. Often, any tangy character in a wine, such as that in a fairly dry Gewürztraminers, will be described as spicy.
petrolAromas or flavours reminiscent of gasoline, classic in European versions of Gewürztraminer and Riesling. pHA measure of the acidity of wine, based on the ionization of hydrogen. The pH of most wines is between 3.2 and 3.8.
 See also: Traminer, White, Wine, Grape, Blanc
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