Keuka Spring Vineyards Gewurztraminer 2021

Growing Gewürztraminer is nerve-wracking. Only dangerously late in the season do the grapes accumulate sugars and develop their beautiful characteristic flavors. Recent warming of evening temperatures and the perennial risk of heavy, unwelcome autumn rains have only increased the tension! For this 2021 harvest, we cold-soaked and slowly pressed all the lots of grapes. Extensive trials eventually focused us in on one particularly delicious blend of lots. All the stresses of Gewürztraminer fade in importance when we taste the amazing complexity of flavor and lovely texture of the finished product.

This beautiful 2021 Gewürztraminer builds in the mid-palate, displaying its classic floral and spice notes, a big, round mouth-feel in the Keuka Spring style, and a dried fruit character that is rare in this variety.

Spicy sausages and sauerkraut; roasted Brussels sprouts; vegetable or meat curries; as an apéritif with dried fruits and mild cheeses.