Gewrztraminer

Gewürztraminer is an aromatic wine grape variety, used in white wines. It is a mutation of the Savagnin blanc, also named Traminer in South Tyrol. The German name literally means "Spice Traminer" or "Perfumed Traminer", and is attested in Germany from the 16th century. The grape has high natural sugar and the wines are white and usually off-dry, with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees. Dry GewürZtraminers may also have aromas of roses, passion fruit and floral notes. It's not uncommon to notice some spritz (fine bubbles on the inside of the glass) in wine made from 'Gewurztaminer' in Germany. Some of the German vines may well be misidentifiedSavagnin Rose. The Baden vineyard of Durbach claims its own type of Red Traminer called Durbacher Clevner (not to be confused with "Klevner", an Austrian synonym for Pinot Noir). The story goes that in 1780 Karl Friedrich, Grand Duke of Baden, brought Tramin and the Jura to the Germans as Heilvener de Heiligenstein.