Gewurztraminer "Collines de Granit", Charles Frey - 2018

Name: Gewurztraminer "Collines de Granit", Charles Frey
Brand: Frey
SKU: 37184
Price: 21.96 USD
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Item # 37184 750mL

Gewürztraminer is one of the most aromatic white grape varieties and the Alsace region is where you'll find many versions. At the Frey estate, they produce this dry bottling that's an ideal companion at the table be an exotic cheese plate or Cajun shrimp.

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Color

White

Vintage

2018

Country

France

Region

Alsace

Producer

Frey

Grape Variety

Gewürztraminer

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Glossary

Alsace

Located on the eastern border of France, on the west bank of the Upper Rhine, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland, Alsace represents the intersection of two wholly different wine cultures that have given birth to a third. Once part of the Holy Roman Empire, Alsace was gradually put under French sovereignty during the 17th Century and eventually made one of the provinces of France. Yet, as evidenced by the persistece of a dialect of Upper German in the region even today, Alsace's ties to Germany...

Gewürztraminer

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