Gewurztraminer White Wines

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm going to tell you a little bit about a white wine called Gewürztraminer. I know that's a mouthful to say, but it's worth getting to know the wine. It's a Gewürztraminer. Sounds like a German word, and it is. "Gewürz" actually means "spicy" and "traminer" means "grape". So Gewürztraminer is "spicy grape". And I think if you get a glass of Gewürztraminer, the first thing you will notice is the amazing spicy aromas. Ginger, clove, nutmeg, cinnamon jumping out of the glass. There's more to the wine than just the spice, though. If you put your nose at the bottom of the glass, you'll notice a nice, white wine fruit like peach and apricot. And if you put your nose at the top of the glass, you're bound to get an amazing aroma of flowers - almost an unworldly aroma of flowers, like roses or rose perfume, rose hand lotion or potpourri even. Don't worry, the wine is not going to taste like roses. Now when you taste Gewürztraminer, it can be a little bit of a shock, because this is the one white wine that usually does not taste the way that it smells. If you smell all those fruits and flowers, and all the spice, you may expect to get a sweet wine, and Gewürztraminer can be sweet, but it's generally a dry table wine. It may kind of throw your head back. But take another sip and you'll get to know it. It can be very low acid, it can have a little bit of bitterness, and it's generally on the lighter side. It goes great with smoked foods, and foods that kind of share its pungency, like Greer cheeses or even blue cheeses. Gewürztraminer may take a little getting-to-know, but once you do, it'll be worth it. Try a glass of Gewürz with your next meal."