Perhaps the best dry Gerwurztraminer wines come from Alsace, a region of France on the German border. Because these grapes grow best in cool climates, they have not done well in many of California's zones. A red grape variety. It is capable of producing red wine with a soft, plum-like character that is immediately appealing, as well as wine that will age for many years in the cellar. A red grape variety that ranges in style from wines of amazing delicacy and grace to wines of velvety intensity.
Flavors run from citrus-gooseberry intensity to round, rich melon and fig.
A red grape variety that ranks with cabernet sauvignon and pinot noir as one of the world's great red wine grapes. Most California and French producers call it syrah. Australians call it shiraz.