One of the most distinctively perfumed grapes in the world, Gewürz is the Alsace grape which smells of fragrant rose petals and Turkish Delight and tastes of lychees.
Its boudoir spiciness make it an extremely popular wine with newcomers to wine, although it can be on the heavy side. In its late-harvest form, it makes deliciously rich, sweet, exotic whites. It can be difficult to get the balance right in the vineyard, but is widely grown in Europe, notably Italy, Germany and Eastern Europe as well as in small quantities in Chile, South Africa, Oregon, California, Australia and New Zealand too.
What does it taste like?
- fragrant rose petal and lychee
- dusting of Turkish Delight
Like walking into the perfume section of a department store,
GEWURZTRAMINER is the grape variety with the most overt and recognisable
range of aromas in the world. It smells of ginger and cinnamon,
fragrant rose petals and pot pourri with a dusting of Turkish Delight
and tastes of deliciously exotic lychees and mango. It is so spicy as to
be instantly appealing, but its all-encompassing fragrance can rapidly
pall.
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