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Gewürztraminer Pronunciation & 15 Other Difficult Wine Words (with playable audio)

By Averi Melcher / August 26, 2021 / Comments Off on Gewürztraminer Pronunciation & 15 Other Difficult Wine Words (with playable audio)

Placido Domingo of hard to pronounce wine.

In this article, you’ll learn to say the correct Gewürztraminer pronunciation so you can order it like a native. By the time you finish reading this blog and listening to the very best audio examples which we scoured the internet to find and chose the very best, you’ll feel like a veritable wine connoisseur, and will be confident ordering your next glass of white, red, or bubbly. 

Are you ready?The first stop is Gewürztraminer pronunciation,…

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15 Delicious Gewürztraminer Food Pairings 

By Averi Melcher / December 6, 2020 / Comments Off on 15 Delicious Gewürztraminer Food Pairings 

Gewürztraminer pairings are perfect for summer salads to holiday feasts that work year round. This alluringly aromatic white wine can be sweet or dry, and offers something for white and red wine drinkers alike to enjoy. Best yet, from brunch to dinner to dessert, you can always find a great Gewürztraminer pairing. 

This is not to say that everything pairs well with Gewürztraminer. Dry Gewürztraminer wine is actually quite complex. With strong exotic aromas of lychee and rose petals,…

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Gewürztraminer vs Riesling: A Complete Comparison

By Averi Melcher / December 6, 2020 / Comments Off on Gewürztraminer vs Riesling: A Complete Comparison

There is so much more to the world of white wine than a dry Chardonnay or a grassy Sauv Blanc. And many delectable white wines can turn even the most dedicated red wine drinkers away from the dark side. Especially those white wines that are complex, delightful, and pull their weight against heavy meat dishes, spicy curries, and sweet desserts.

In this example, we’re talking about Gewürztraminer and Riesling. 

Or rather,…

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Gewürztraminer Wine: An Unexpected White Wine You Need to Try

By Averi Melcher / December 2, 2020 / Comments Off on Gewürztraminer Wine: An Unexpected White Wine You Need to Try

The white wine, Gewürztraminer, may be difficult to pronounce, but it’s incredibly easy to drink. 

Gewürztraminer, pronounced “ga-VERTZ-trah-mee-ner,” could most assuredly be identified in a blind taste test before anyone even took a sip. A truly sensual experience, Gewürztraminer is a white wine that makes itself known with unignorable, bold, tropical aromas. 

While Gewürztraminer might be identifiable on first sniff, many people have never heard of it. This is a shame,…

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Calandrelli Vineyard Dry Gewurztraminer from the Russian River Valley – Wine Story

By Ross Halleck / August 17, 2020 / Comments Off on Calandrelli Vineyard Dry Gewurztraminer from the Russian River Valley – Wine Story

I was introduced Gewurztraminer in, of all places, Kenya in the 1970s. I lived in Kenya as a young man. It had been a British Colony just a decade earlier.

India had also been a British Colony, a relatively short hop across the Indian Ocean. As part of the British Empire, Indian businessmen were the “merchant class” in Kenya. They owned businesses, real estate and restaurants along-side their British and colonial counterparts.

I was first introduced to Indian food in Kenya.…

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