Fetzer Gewürztraminer 2019

Pale gold hue with aromas of apricots, peaches, mango, with a scented "oily" nuance reminiscent of Riesling.

Palate--Lovely fruit compote flavors of tropical fruit melange, with a nicely acidic back bone to carry the fruitiness which makes it taste "sweet."

But this is not a "sweet" wine by definition. A lot of people make the mistake of of calling really fruity wines "sweet" wines and therefore write them off. But this is a lovely, balanced wine and Fetzer has been making Gewürztraminer from the day I started my journey into the world wine circa 1975. And Gewürztraminer--which means "spicy traminer," "traminer" being the grape varietal and the leading grape of Alsace, France. Germany, which shares it border with Alsace, also makes this wine but both the German and the Alsatian varieties tend to be much "drier" than the domestic varieties. Either way, you should give the grape a try. It is a great summer quaffing wine chilled down pool side or with friends at a casual gathering. And so you know, it is pronounced Ge-VURTS-tra-meener.

At around $12 a *bottle you should definitely raise a glass!

*The Alsatian and German varieties can cost up to twice as much but they are entirely different experience and worth the price!

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