Domaine Pierre Sparr, Gewürztraminer
Domaine Pierre Sparr, Gewürztraminer

Domaine Pierre Sparr, Gewürztraminer

Alsace, France 2018 (750mL)
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Domaine Pierre Sparr, Gewürztraminer

If you enjoy spicy Asian dishes, this benchmark white needs to be on your radar. Gewürztraminer’s exotic aromas (lychee, dried apricot, guava, orange blossoms, honeysuckle) and low acidity make it a tricky wine for “everyday” sipping, but few wines reach their zenith with food like a proper Alsatian Gewürz: the texture and aromatics are the perfect foil for the heat and fragrance of Asian spices. Funky cheeses make great partners, too, and in Pierre Sparr, you’ve got one of the time-tested masters of the variety delivering a great value.


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France

Bourgogne

Beaujolais

Enjoying the greatest wines of Beaujolais starts, as it usually does, with the lay of the land. In Beaujolais, 10 localities have been given their own AOC (Appellation of Controlled Origin) designation. They are: Saint Amour; Juliénas; Chénas; Moulin-à Vent; Fleurie; Chiroubles; Morgon; Régnié; Côte de Brouilly; and Brouilly.

Southwestern France

Bordeaux

Bordeaux surrounds two rivers, the Dordogne and Garonne, which intersect north of the city of Bordeaux to form the Gironde Estuary, which empties into the Atlantic Ocean. The region is at the 45th parallel (California’s Napa Valley is at the38th), with a mild, Atlantic-influenced climate enabling the maturation of late-ripening varieties.

Central France

Loire Valley

The Loire is France’s longest river (634 miles), originating in the southerly Cévennes Mountains, flowing north towards Paris, then curving westward and emptying into the Atlantic Ocean near Nantes. The Loire and its tributaries cover a huge swath of central France, with most of the wine appellations on an east-west stretch at47 degrees north (the same latitude as Burgundy).

Northeastern France

Alsace

Alsace, in Northeastern France, is one of the most geologically diverse wine regions in the world, with vineyards running from the foothills of theVosges Mountains down to the Rhine River Valley below.

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