General information about the vine variety Gewürztraminer :

Traminer is considered the father variety of many classic grape varieties. The official name of the variety is “Roter Traminer”. However, the synonym “Gewürztraminer” is much more popular. It was named after the town of Tramin. Here, cultivation dates back to the 11th century. From the year 1500, Gewürztraminer was cultivated together with “Riesling” in the “Gemischter Satz” in Germany and is currently being taken up again by winemakers in Alsace, South Tyrol and the Palatinate. In Rhodt unter der Rietburg in the Palatinate, there is a 400-year-old Gewürztraminer in the vineyard. Its cultivation in Germany is comparatively less than 1%, but Gewürztraminer is a high-quality niche product for winegrowers and cellar masters. The expertise and the best wines of this variety are contested among colleagues every year in international wine competitions. In Europe it is mainly grown in South Tyrol and Alsace, but also in the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Israel.

Grape :

The grapes of the Gewürztraminer vine are relatively small, short-stemmed and densely packed. In our latitudes, the ripening is classified as mid-late to late. The small, round to elongated berries are thick-walled and pink to brown-red in colour. Characteristic is the intense rose aroma, which can be elegant to strong and perfumed, depending on the harvest year and especially on the soil conditions. The cultivar is also known for its tendency to fail to flower in bad flowering weather. Rootstocks that are weaker in growth support the flowering resistance and thus the yield security.

Wine :

Traminer wines are unmistakable with their aromas of rose petals, lychee, physalis, almonds and walnuts. The vinification styles range from dry wines to noble sweet wines. Sweet wines of various gradations show exotic and dried fruit aromas and are characterized by fullness and grape varietal fruit as highlights.

Cultivation advice for Gewürztraminer vine :

The demands on soil and location are high due to the tendency to drip. Wind-sheltered, warm, easily drying places are preferred for cultivation.

Preparation of vine variety Gewürztraminer:

Put your vine in a bucket of water for 24 hours. This way it can suckle itself full again before planting out.

Ground preparation :

You can improve your soil with lava grit (if lime soil) or with bentonite and lava flour (if sandy soil).

Planting out a grapevine :

Make a hole with a diameter of 10 cm and +/- 30 cm deep with a ground drill or spade. And plant the vine with the graft just above the ground. The vine may come out of the ground between 5 and 10 cm. Plant your vines between May 1 and May 15 and leave 1 meter between the plants and 1.5 to 1.8 meters between the rows.

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