Ge·würz·tra·mi·ner (g -v rts tr-m  nr, -wûrts-)n. 1. A variety of grape used to make white wine. 2. a. A white table wine with a spicy bouquet, made from this grape and produced in the Alsace region of France. b. A similar wine produced elsewhere. [German : Gewürz, spice (from Middle High German gewirz, collective of wurz, plant, root, from Old High German; see wr  d- in Indo-European roots) + Traminer, grape variety (from Tramin, wine-growing district of the southern Tyrol).] |
Gewürztraminer [gəˌvɜːtsˈtræmɪnə (German) gəˌvyrtsˈtraminər]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) a white grape grown in Alsace, Germany, and elsewhere, used for making wine
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) any of various fragrant white wines made from this grape
[German, from Gewürz spice, seasoning + Traminer a variety of grape first grown in the Tramin area of the South Tyrol]
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