Life Style / Wine Grapes / Gewürztraminer: (Geh-Verts-Tram-In-Er). Specific clone(s) of the parent Traminer variety are widely grown, having literally dozens of synonym names including Traminer Rot and Piros Traminer. Best known as one of the mainstay grape varieties for which the french Alsace region is famous the popular Gew?rztraminer produces white wines with a strong floral aroma and lychee nut-like flavor. It is often regarded as somewhat similar in style to the (Johannisberg) Riesling - (below) - when vinified as slightly sweet yet tart. Occasionally it is made into a 'botrytized' late harvest dessert style wine. Does well in the cooler coastal regions of Western U.S. - (where it ripens in late September) - Australia and New Zealand. In Australia the variety is also known under several alias names. Among these are Traminer Musque, Gentil Rose Aromique and Red Traminer. Cool climate growers should be aware that, in addition to quite large successful plantings of the above variety, a well-regarded cross named Traminette, developed by Cornell University in the U.S.A over the last 30 years, is currently very successfully cultivated on small commercial acreages in the Finger Lakes region of New York State and several other cool northern regions of the USA.
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