This grape variety is a mutation of the Savagnin blanc, also named Traminer in South Tyrol (region situated in northern Italy). The German name Gewürztraminer literally means "Spice Traminer" or "Perfumed Traminer", and is attested in Germany from the 16th century. Gewürztraminer's sweetness may offset the spice in Southeast Asian cuisine. It is not uncommon to notice some spritz (fine bubbles on the inside of the glass). ![]() Dry Gewürztraminers may also have aromas of roses, passion fruit and floral notes. Indeed, Gewürztraminer and lychees share the same aroma compounds. The variety has high natural sugar and the wines are white and usually off-dry, with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees. Gewürztraminer is a variety with a pink to red skin colour, which makes it a "white wine grape" as opposed to the blue to black-skinned varieties commonly referred to as "red wine grapes". In English and French it is usually written Gewurztraminer (without the umlaut). ![]() In English, it is sometimes referred to colloquially as Gewürz ( / ɡ ə ˈ v ʊər t s, - ˈ v ɜːr t s/ although this is never the case in German, because "Gewürz" means "herb" or "spice"). ![]() Gewürztraminer ( German: ) is an aromatic wine grape variety, used in white wines, and which performs best in cooler climates. Gewurztraminer, Traminec, Gewürz, Gertie, Gentil Rose Aromatique, Traminer Musque ( more)Īlsace, Germany, Northeast Italy, Macedonia, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA, Canada, Southern Australia, Somontano in Spain, Stellenbosch in South Africa.įrom Alsace, especially the Vendange Tardives
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