Which Gewurztraminer to choose?
The Gewurztraminer is a very aromatic grape variety offering exotic notes (pineapple, mango, lychee), floral notes (rose) and spices. The terroir from which it comes from will influence the wine's aromas, giving them nuance and making them more or less complex. The wines produced from Gewurztraminer are, in the great majority of cases, wines with a high level of complexity. sweet wines. But Which Gewurztraminer to choose to accompany your meal? We tell you everything in this article about this emblematic grape variety of the Alsatian vineyard which will undoubtedly have a place of choice on your festive table.
Gewurztraminer as an aperitif
Gewurztraminer can be served even before the meal, as an aperitif. This Alsatian wine will awaken the senses for the dishes to come. It is advisable to serve a Gewurztraminer rather young and not too sweet so as not to overload the palate and interfere with the tastings to follow.
We recommend that you serve a Gewurztraminer des Chasseurs de Lune which, with its round attack, its ample and fruity mouth, will accompany marvelously your appetizers, all the more if they mix sweet-salty flavors or spicy mixtures.
Gewurztraminer during the meal
Food and wine pairing with Western cuisine
Gewurztraminer will have its place at the table! If you like theAlsatian cuisineServe it with a nice onion tart, a tarte flambée au gratin or with a fondue vigneronne.
Food and wine pairing with world cuisine
Gewurztraminer is THE wine for world cuisine, a marriage of spices and sweet and sour notes. With its aromatic power, its suave and generous character, it will be the ideal ally of Asian, Indian, Moroccan and Mexican cuisine. Indeed, a wine is needed to match all these aromas and spices!
Thus, a Gewurztraminer Chasseur de Lune or Fourmidable will go very well with Asian dishes prepared with sweet and sour sauces, such as sweet and sour fish, pork with caramel or duck with orange.
Dishes with more spicy notes (turmeric, cumin, chili, cinnamon, ...), will call for a more complex wine, a Gewurztraminer Rayon de Lune for example. Its spicy notes and its beautiful aromatic richness will be one with the intense flavors of the dishes of the Thai, Indonesian or Indian kitchen.
Food and wine pairing with strong cheeses
Gewurztraminer is best suited to cheeses of character, the stars of cheese boards. Munster, but also Maroilles, Pont-l'Évêque or Livarot share with it the same aromatic power, fruitiness and fullness in the mouth. Opt for a white wine from a more typical and complex terroir such as a Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Mambourg or a Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé.
Gewurztraminer and desserts
For the greediest among you who are waiting impatiently for the end of the meal, be reassured! It is obviously possible to associate Gewurztraminer with desserts! It is even the most common pairing during family meals. It is also at this time that your Gewurztraminers with the highest sweetness and complex will be served.
The Gewurztraminer Late HarvestThis fragrant, intense wine with aromas of candied fruits and a long and persistent finish will go perfectly with sorbets, chocolate mousse or black forest.
For lovers of rare and prestigious wines, enhance your desserts with a Gewurztraminer Sélection de Grains Nobles for an unparalleled match. This wine of great tasting could be served to conclude in beauty an exceptional meal.
