Gewurztraminer vs Vermentino

Compare Gewurztraminer and Vermentino: profile, average rating, producing countries and number of wines. The guide to choosing between these two grapes.

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GewurztraminerVermentino
Colourblancblanc
Number of wines80524085
Average rating3.82 / 53.71 / 5
Producing countriesFrance, Germany, United States, Italy, CanadaItaly, France, Australia, United States, Malta

Gewurztraminer

Full-bodied, exotic whites, rich and heady, with moderate acidity, showing opulent aromas of lychee, rose, mango, ginger, pink grapefruit and gentle spice. Made as aromatic dry, moelleux late-harvest and liquorous sélection de grains nobles. Star of Alsace AOC (one of the four noble varieties) and signature of Alto Adige (Tramin), Palatinate and Germany. A pink mutation of Traminer.

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Vermentino

Nervy, saline whites with cutting acidity and enveloping richness, showing aromas of grapefruit, lime, pear, white flowers, fresh almond, fennel and marine iodine notes. Slightly bitter finish. Star of Sardinia (Vermentino di Gallura DOCG), Liguria, coastal Tuscany (Bolgheri) and Corsica. Also in Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon as Rolle. An autochthonous Mediterranean variety.

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