Gewürztraminer is an exotic grape varietal with an equally exotic aroma with the distinctive smells of grapefruit, lychee, peaches, and ginger rising up from the glass.
The grape makes a big presence in the Alsatian wine region of France but it’s grown throughout the wine producing world including the North Fork of Long Island wine region.
One afternoon I took a drive to the North Fork wine country and revisited a couple of the wineries where I had sampled Gewürztraminer before.
I stopped by One Women Winery, a small winery producing estate bottled wines, and Lenz Winery, one of the oldest wineries on the North Fork.
One Women Winery 5195 Old North Road, Southold
2018 Gewürztraminer
Dark gold in color with an oily nose of ripe peaches and lychee, dry with melon notes on the finish, moderate to low acids.
Lenz Winery 38355 Route 25, Peconic
2016 Gewürztraminer
Dark gold in color, closed nose of toasty ripe peaches, tight with moderate apple fruit notes and firm tannins.
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