We have a Gewürztraminer in the fridge

[Zebra]

Who else likes Gewürztraminer?

 

[BULLDOG]

It's ok for those times you just don't feel classey enough to break out the MD 2020.

 

[Zebra]

MD 2020.

What kinds of wines are those?

 

[luiza]

We have food and drink in the fridge . Who else likes asking boring stupid questions ?

 

[Zebra]

It's ok for those times you just don't feel classey enough to break out the MD 2020.

Can you tell me more about those wines?

 

[BULLDOG]

Can you tell me more about those wines?

If you can describe the taste of Mad Dog, you aren't drinking it the way normal Mad Dog drinkers do.

 

[RhodyPatriot]

If you can describe the taste of Mad Dog, you aren't drinking it the way normal Mad Dog drinkers do.

In a car?

 

[Zebra]

Let us go back to Traminer and Gewürz-Traminer.
Two special sorts - rare -and very tasty.

Have you ever tasted these?

 

[luiza]

Timeline​

1827
Johann Metzger recorded the mutation of sauvignon to gewürztraminer.



1870s
Gewürztraminer name was first used in Alsace under German rule.



1932
Georg Scheu crossed gewürztraminer with Müller-Thurgau to produce Würzer.


1973
Traminer name was discontinued in Alsace except for Heiligenstein area.

 

[luiza]

If you like a spiced flavour and particularly classy wines, those from Alsace are hugely under rated .Tip top aromatic whites.

 

[Zebra]

It was a Traminer from Durbach in Baden that made we wake up to the pleasures of good wines.

 

[Zebra]

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We have a Gewürztraminer in the fridge​

So it was this Sunday.
Now there is a Traminer there - which has the special name "Clevner", as this grape is called in Durbach.

 

[Zebra]

About Klevner or Clevner:

Klevner or Clevner is a synonym for various grape varieties and wines, and is primarily used in German-speaking wine regions. The word derives from the Swiss version of the name of the Northern Italian town Chiavenna, Kleven, situated at the north end of Lake Como. Swiss mercenaries brought grapevines from that region back home across the Alps at the beginning of the 16th Century.

• In general, it is most commonly applied to various members of the Pinot family, but sometimes to grapes of the Traminer family
• In Baden, and especially in the district of Ortenau, Clevner usually refers to Traminer.

Klevner - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Woodznutz]

Who else likes Gewürztraminer?

 

[Zebra]

Always a good choice!