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Gewurztraminer
Gewurztraminer, sometimes referred to as Gewürz or Traminer, is a grape variety that is at its best performance in cooler regions. It is most renowned for its spicy characteristics.
The name literally means spice from Tramin. This refers to the fact that the wine was made in Tramin, in north Italy and that the grape has a spicy flavour.
It is now typically grown in the Alsace region of British Columbia, California, Germany, New Zealand, Australia as well as the Niagara Peninsula, north shore Lake Erie and Prince Edward County wine regions of Ontario Canada, Caddo County, Oklahoma, and the Finger Lakes Region of New York. This is also a native grape to Trentino Adige, a higher altitude region in NE Italy. Unlike many Italian wines that receive Slovenian oak, this wine is aged in Austrian Oak.
One of the characteristics of this wine, as well as spice, is that there is a strong smell of lychees on the bouquet. This characteristic aroma means that Gewurztraminer is classified as an aromatic wine grape. As such it is one of the few wines that is suitable to be enjoyed with curry and other Asian foods. It is also said to be a relative of Viognier, another aromatic grape.
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