Gewürztraminer

[ guh-voorts-truh-mee-ner; German guh-vyrts-trah-mee-nuhr ]

noun

1. a type of white grape used in winemaking.
2. a dry white table wine of Germany, the Alsace region of France, and northern California.

Gewürztraminer

/ ɡəˌvɜːtsˈtræmɪnə; ɡəˌvyrtsˈtraminər /

noun

1. a white grape grown in Alsace, Germany, and elsewhere, used for making wine
2. any of various fragrant white wines made from this grape

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gewürztraminer¹

< German, equivalent to Gewürz spice, seasoning (derivative of Würze spice; wort ¹ ) + Traminer a wine and grape variety of the South Tirol, after Tramin a wine-growing district there; -er ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of Gewürztraminer¹

German, from Gewürz spice, seasoning + Traminer a variety of grape first grown in the Tramin area of the South Tyrol

Example Sentences

The Wine Commission lists 20 varieties grown in this state, from the popular cabernet sauvignon for red wines to the specialized Gewürztraminer aromatic grape used in white wines.

From Seattle Times

Seung Hee more bluntly scoffs at the ignorance of sommeliers in the West who “pigeonhole Asian cuisine as heavily seasoned” and recommend pairings only of Riesling and Gewürztraminer.

From New York Times

Piercingly tart Riesling, for example, contributes green apple, stone fruit and citrus notes to Sekt, while fragrant Gewurztraminer adds flavors of lychee and spice.

From Salon

Torrontés, like gewürztraminer, can be excessively floral.

From Washington Post

We also have a trio of aromatic whites: an outstanding riesling from the Finger Lakes, a torrontés from Argentina and a spicy gewürztraminer from California.

From Washington Post