Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer (pron. Geh/voortz/trah/mee/na) is an early-ripening, white grape variety.
This tricky to cultivate variety demands to be picked at just the right moment to achieve a desirable level of aromatics in the resulting wine.
An exceptionally fragrant wine variety, rose petals, lychee, cinnamon, and ginger are characters commonly found in Gewürztraminer from New Zealand.
Regional characteristics
Our Auckland Wine
The Ihumatao area of Auckland has a proud heritage in producing outstanding Gewürztraminer.
This vineyard is located in a wind protected volcanic basin on the edge of the Manukau Harbour. This unique soil profile leads to the production of a distinctive wines with alluring and vibrant aromatics, notably rose petal, talc, lychee and Turkish delight.
Our East Coast Wine
Our blended East Coast wine is made with grapes sourced from across New Zealand’s eastern wine regions: Gisborne and Hawkes Bay in the North Island, and Marlborough and Waipara in the South Island.
The resulting blended Gewürztraminer wine shows delicate and classic varietal aromas of rose petal, quince and ginger spice.
Food matching
The aromatic intensity of Gewürztraminer is a great match to a Thai red curry with King prawns, ginger and coriander.
