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Gewurztraminer
It is one of the hardest-to-pronounce wine grapes, which is saying something.
Gewurztraminer (guh-vyrts-trah-mee-nuhr). Fortunately, you can refer to it as just plain “Gewurz” (guh-vyrts). And for the past decade, against the odds, it has been a rising star in the wine world.
Gewurz is German for “spicey” or “perfumed,” testimony to the grape’s distinctive taste and smell. Tramin is the Italian village where the grape originated, or at least got its name. Today, the finest is made in France’s Alsace region. So, Gewurz is a French white wine with a German name made with a grape originating in the German-speaking province of South Tyrol in Italy.
Hey, this is wine and this is Europe and so never expect it to be simple.
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