In any case, it pairs quite well with cold cuts, sausages and other delicatessen meats. In its simplest form, it is a light, refreshing wine and in the hands of more talented wine makers, you could mistake it for Chardonnay, like a simple White Burgundy without the oak. Just know that it's rare to find 100% Pinot Blanc in Alsace. You'll often find Pinot Blanc blended with Auxerrois, although it may not say so on the label. This type of white wine is very dry and refreshing on a hot day. So, Pinot Blanc makes a great aperitif wine. It's one of the grape varieties most often used in our sparkling wine, Cremant. I like to call this type of white wine, the Swiss Army Knife of Alsace Wine. I'm talking about Massala, Curry, Cumin and things of this nature. Which means that they haven't drunken it with the right foods (or with no foods), because this wine transforms into a dryer wine when paired with foods with strong spices.Īnd by spice, I mean spice, not heat. Some people complain that Gewurztraminer is too sweet. These dishes need a strong wine to stand up to their strong flavors and this wine was born to do it. And it's why it loves very bold dishes with lots of spices like Middle Eastern, Indian and Asian foods. You won't have to try hard to notice what it smells and tastes like. You usually will smell roses and taste tropical fruits More complex versions can have some very interesting spices and other very unusual fruits that you would never expect. Gewurz means spice in German, so that gives you a hint that you might smell or taste spices when you drink this type of white wine.Īnd Alsace makes excellent Gewurztraminer.īasic versions of this wine are very easy to recognize. Wine in Alsace is very bold and aromatic. This is one of the types of white wine Alsace is famous for. Traditional Riesling wine usually pairs well with fish dishes, but the bigger more complex versions can pair with a much wider variety of dishes.īut since Riesling has such a range of possible styles, check with your waiter or wine server to help you choose which Riesling to pick if you have a choice.
Riesling is used to make a number of the more famous Alsatian specialties.like Choucroute. The micro climate, the bedrock and the soil can have a very important impact on the wine.Īnd let's not forget that grapes are the basic building blocks of wine, so how you farm your vines will determine just how much everything else will affect the finished product. Once you get into the more complex Rieslings, it can vary quite a bit.
Basic Alsace Riesling tends to be a dry wine with some minerality that usually smells and tastes like citrus fruits.
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