Alsace Tasting

Question 1

Gewurztraminer

Answer 1

• name sounds like a sobriety test
• spicy bouquet
• more body than German
• ripe tree fruit (apples and pears), exotic fragrant flowers, sweet spice, honeysuckle, cinnamon, clove, anise, nutmeg
• oily texture
• slow ripening > picked late
• red, pink or gray grape > golden color
• flavor comes from skins > sometimes left on skins
• ability to age (surprising since low acid > possibly high alcohol)
• oak avoided
• MLF avoided
• pairing: one of few with aged/pungent cheeses (fondue) and eggs (quiche), fatty birds (goose and duck)