Types of Wine

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Barbera
Barolo
Bonarda
Bordeaux Blend (Red)
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Carignan
Chardonnay
Chenin Blanc
Gamay
Gewurztraminer
Grenache
Late Harvest Wine, Noble Rot
Malbec
Merlot
Montepulciano
Muscat
Nebbiolo
Petite Syrah, Petite Sirah
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Grigio
Pinot Noir
Pinotage
Riesling
Rose, Blush Wines
Sangiovese
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Sparkling Dry Wine
Sparkling Sweet Wine
Syrah, Shiraz
Tempranillo
Viognier
Zinfandel

Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer is a pink-skinned grape variety responsible for especially aromatic, full-bodied white wines. Deeply colored, Gewurztraminer boasts an exotic nose of lychees and roses, and has a glycerol and oily mouthfeel. Since Gewurztraminer has naturally high sugar levels it can produce a high in alcohol dry wine or a sweet, dessert wine. Even most dry Gewurztraminers tend to have a notable degree of residual sugar.

The name literally means "Spice Traminer", or "Perfumed Traminer".

The history of the Traminer family is complicated, and not helped by its rather unstable genome. The story starts with the ancient Traminer variety, a green-skinned grape that takes its name from the Italian village of Tramin (Termeno), located in the northeastern region of Alto Adige/South Tyrol. The famous ampelographer Pierre Galet thought that Traminer was identical to the green-skinned Savagnin Blanc that makes vin jaune in the Jura. More recently it has been suggested that Savagnin Blanc acquired slight differences in its leaf shape and geraniol content as it travelled to the other end of the Alps.

Suggested Foods

Feta Cheese, Breaded or Fried Fish, Meaty Fish, Breaded or Fried Poultry, Duck/Goose, Grilled Meats, Asian Sauces and Spices

Suggested Brands:

Abarbanel	(France)	()
Binyamina	(Israel)	(Rose, Blush Wines)
Carmel	(Israel)	()
Herzog Selection	(France)	()