Gewürztraminer
Gewürztraminer, also called Red Traminer, Traminer is a grape variety with reddish berries. In the region of Baden also the name Klevner or Clevner is approved. The exact origin is unknown (probably South-Eastern Europe, and possibly Egypt). The name comes from Tramin in South Tyrol, where wines are documented since the 11th century under that name. In Germany, the cultivation of the vine in 1500 in the composite rate is held (eg Riesling). Gewürztraminer produces very aromatic wines that recall the scent of rose petals and lychee.
Cultivation
The low-acid Gewürztraminer matures in rather low yields medium late, reaches high must weights and is characterized by intense aromas. Rose, litchi, bitter orange and marzipan are varietal characteristic taste or odor notes. The Vine puts high demands on exposure and soil, the latter should be easy to be heated, deep and not too dry. The species tends to form suckers. In the case of infection with the transmitted by nematodes fanleaf disease of crop failure is stronger when compared with other varieties on the average.
The vine is susceptible to mutation, so there are a variety of game types.
Gewurztraminer is grown in
- France: 3,040 ha, of which 3,036 in Alsace (2007)
- United States: California 636 hectare ( 1,590 acre), Oregon 700 ha
- Germany: 831 ha (2007)
- Austria: 700 ha
- Australia: 842 ha (Source: Australian Government)
- Italy: 500 ha, including 150 ha in South Tyrol
- South Africa: 300 ha
- New Zealand: In 2008, the area under vines was still rising at 316 hectares. In 2007, the vineyard was still at 293 acres.
- Croatia: 200 ha
- Switzerland: 48 ha (as of 2007, source: Federal Office for Agriculture BLW )
- Luxembourg: 19.4 ha (as of 2008 )
- Canada
- Golan Heights
Distribution in Germany
The vineyards in Germany are distributed as follows among the various regions:
Source: Statistics vineyard of 13 March 2008, Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden, 2008 Descriptive list of varieties of the Federal Plant Variety Office, 2008, pp. 198ff.
Synonyms and varieties
The list of synonyms and varieties is very long. Since exact relationships between Traminer, Gewürztraminer and other previously traded as a clone varieties is still unclear, it may be that the following list needs to be shortened by DNA analysis.
Auvernas Rouge, Blanc Brun Blanc Court, Bon Blanc, Blue Traminer, Christkindel grape, Christ Kindle Straube, Clevener, Clevner, Crevena Ruziva, Crovena Ruzica, Diseci Traminer, Dreimaenner, three men, three Pfenninger, threepenny wood, Drumin, Drumin Ljbora, Duret Rouge, noble grape, Fahl Roter Traminer, Fermentin Rouge, meat Roth, meat grape, meat Weiner, Formentin Rouge, Fourmenteau Rouge, Frankish, Franconian grape, Frencher, From duck, Fromenteau, Fűszeres (Hungary ), Fűszeres tramini (Hungary ), goosefoot, Gelber Traminer, Gentil Rose Aromatique, Gentil - duret Rouge, Gentile Blanc, spiced Traminer, Gewuerztraminer, Gleenbraun, Gray Traminer, Gringet, Gris Rouge, Haiden, Kirmizi Traminer, Klaebinger, Klaevner, adhesive Roth, Little Brown, Little Traminer, Klein Vienna, Livora, Livora Cervena, Mala Dinka, Marzimmer, Mirisavi Traminac, Nature, Nature Rose, Noble Rose, Nuremberg Red, Pinat Cervena, Piros tramini, Plant Paien, Princ Cerveny, Princt Cervena, Princt Cerveny, Ranfoliza, Rosentraminer, Rotclevner, Rotedel, Red Nuerberger, Red Nuremberg, Gewurztraminer, Rotfranken Roth Klauser, Roth Tromminer, Roth Weiner, Roth Vienna, Rotklaevler, Rotklaevner, Rotklevner, Rousselet, Ruhmor, Runziva, Rusa, Ruska, Ryvola, Salvagnin, Sandtraminer, Sauvagnin, savagnin, savagnin Jaune, savagnin Pink Aromatique, savagnin Rose, savagnin Rose Aromatique, savagnin Rose Musque, Schleitheimer, St. Klauser, Termeno Aromatico Tramín červený Tramín kořenný, Traminac Crveni, Traminac Diseci, Traminac mirisavi (Croatia ), Traminac mirisavi Crveni, Traminac Sivi, Traminec, Traminer, Traminer Aromatico, Traminer Epice, Traminer Musque, Traminer Parfume, Traminer pink, Traminer Aromatique Rose, Red Traminer, Traminer Rozovyi, tramini Piros, Tramintz, TrammenerTromminer, White Blank, White Traminer.