Gewurztraminer

Gewurztraminer is a pink-skinned variety used for production of pungent, full-bodied white wines. Its pungent aromas make it an easy grape to spot, and its deep colour, opulent aromatics and viscous, full-bodied texture make it even easier! It is grown extensively in the Alsace, where it is one of the region's 'noble' varieties, and its exotic flavours of spice, lychees and scented blossom make the wines characterful and versatile when matching with various world foods. Indeed, it is this character that gives the grape its name, derived from the German 'Gewurx', or 'spiced'.