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If I Could Buy Only One – November 8th Vintages Release
We asked our writers, “If you could buy only one wine from the November 8th release, which one would it be and why?” Hacienda Terra D’uro Reserva 2011, Castilla y León, Spain$31.95, Wine AllianceMichael Godel – The Hacienda Terra d’Uro Reserva 2011, DO Toro label does not deceive. The times they are a changin’ and […] More
Buyer’s Guide to Vintages November 8th Release
John Szabo’s Vintages Buyer’s Guide November 8: Wines for Every Festive Moment & Careful where you Put Your Shovel: the Best of Campania Stories 2025 By John Szabo MS, with notes from David Lawrason, Michael Godel, Megha Jandhyala and Sara d’Amato A Flurry of Highlights Greeting us this year with unusually early snow, November does […] More
Campania Stories 2025 Part Two: Buyer’s Guide Rosso e Rosato
By John Szabo, MS The 14th edition of Campania Stories, the annual preview tasting of new vintages from all regions in Campania, Italy, unfolded this year in Ercolano (Herculaneum) on the western slopes of Vesuvius, just outside of Napoli. The Bay of Naples and Vesuvius from the Island of Procida ©John Szabo See the Part […] More
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Born in Alsace, France, in the 19th century as a mutation of Traminer (or Savagnin) , Gewürztraminer became popular in its home region, and spread from there into Germany and Austria. It is still primarily grown in Alsace, with significant plantings in Germany, Austria and Italy, with significant amounts grown, outside of Europe, in California (mostly), Australia and South Africa. The variety has high natural sugar and the wines are white and usually off-dry, with a flamboyant bouquet of lychees, roses and spices like ginger. The name gewürztraminer means "aromatic" or "spicy" traminer, and it is indeed very highly aromatic - sometimes to a fault.
