Black Forest Friday Treat?
Everybody is scurrying around looking for savings on every possible shopping item on Black Friday. For enjoyment on Friday evening, or any other Friday for that matter, we recommend a delicious, aromatic, dryish white wine that hails from the vineyards of the Baden region that lie in the shadow of Germany’s Black Forest. Not so easy to pronounce, but easy to enjoy, is the Gewürztraminer (Geh-verts-trah-meen-er) grape. Its ancestral home is Alto Adige, the German speaking part of northern Italy also called South Tyrol. But it is well-known, planted and very much appreciated in France’s Alsace and especially in southern Germany’s Baden growing region. A soft, rich, subtle spiciness is the characteristic taste on the palate coupled with the unmistakable aromatic bouquet of lychees, grapefruit, rose petals and ginger. It’s the perfect pairing with spicy Asian dishes, Indian cuisine and our favourite, Zwiebelkuchen - onion tart in Englis; or a mild, nutty Muenster cheese.