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Top thirteen grapes:
Reds – Cabernet Franc – Cabernet Sauvignon – Malbec – Merlot –
Whites – Chardonnay – Gewürztraminer – Muscat –
Pinot blanc – Pinot gris – Riesling – Sauvignon blanc
Next twenty-five grapes:
Reds – Barbera – Carignan – Gamay – Grenache – Mourvèdre – Petit Verdot –
Sangiovese – Tannat – Tempranillo – Touriga Nacional – Zweigelt
Whites – Albariño – Aligoté – Arinto – Chenin blanc – Malvasia –
Müller-Thurgau – Muscat-Ottonel – Sémillon – Tămâioasă Românească –
Traminer – Ugni-blanc – Viognier – Welschriesling
– and Cava
| Traminer: The name has long been said to derive from Tramin (Termeno), a town high in the Alps of Alto-Adige. These grapes were reportedly grown around Tramin for 500 years between the 11th c and 16th c. This is now strongly refuted by various authorities in the field of ampelography. Supposedly selected from wild vines, it is one of the oldest European grape varieties and is said to have been cultivated by the Romans. Towards the end of the Middle Ages, its presence in Alsace, most likely from Pfalz in Germany, but its genetic instability makes it almost impossible to track it with any degree of certainty. There are three varieties, Roter (red), Gelber (yellow) and Gewürztraminer (pink), which are cultivated in most Austrian wine regions, particularly in the Vulkanland and the wine town of Klöch in the Südoststeiermark.  Image source: xtrawine.com Australians have tended to use this grape’s name as shorthand for its close relative, Gewürztraminer. |
Taste/smell: It has an aromatic flavour reminiscent of a rose and derscribed as floral. Other notes mentioned are lychee, stone and tropical fruits, plus it is deswcribed as spicy (ginger and lemongrass).  Image source: austrianwine.com Varieties/Mutations White Traminer and Savagnin Blanc, are now accepted as being the same grape, but display subtle differences in leaf structure based on where they are grown. It is a parent for a number of natural crossings, thus Grüner Veltliner is Traminer x St Georgen. | Description: Image source: wine-searcher.com Clusters are small, of medium density and cone-shaped. Berries are round-to-oval, thick-skinned, yellow-to-red in colour, with low acidity, high sugar content and an intense spicy flavour.  Image source: plantgrape.fr Leaves are small, round, with five lobes and with a wide overlapping petiole. |
| Producing countries: Big Five Producers: (overall 42% of vineyards, 64% of wine production and 41% of wine consumption – OIV 2022) Spain: Somontano France: not detected Italy: some USA: some Chile: not detected Next Ten Largest Producers: (with big five, responsible overall for 75% of vineyards, 88% of wine production, 64% of wine consumption – OIV 2022) Argentina: not detected Australia: Southern Australia China: not detected Germany: some India: not detected New Zealand: some Portugal: not detected Romania: some South Africa: Stellenbosch Turkey: not detected Others countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine Image source: wine-searcher.com  | Grape is also known as: Aida, Auvernas rouge, Auvernat Blanc, Blanc brun, Blanc Court, Bon blanc, Christkindeltraube, Christkindlestraube, Clevener, Clevner, Crevena Ruziva, Crovena Ruzica, Dišeči Traminec, Dreimaenner, Dreimannen, Dreipfennigholz, Drumin (Czechia), Drumin Ljbora, Duret rouge, Edeltraube, Edel Traube, Edler Weiss, Feuille Ronde, Fermentin rouge, Fleischroth, Fleischweiner, Forment, Formentin, Formentin blanc, Formentin rouge (Hungary), Fourmenteau, Fourmenteau rouge, Fraentsch, Frankisch (Austria), Frencher, Fromente, Fromente blanc, Fromenteau, Fűszeres, Fűszeres Tramini, Gelbedler, Gentil Blanc, Gentil Rose Aromatique, Gentil-duret rouge, Gentil blanc, Gentile blanc, Gertie, Gewuerztraminer, Gewürz, Gringet (Savoie), Gris rouge, Gruenedel, Grumin (Bohemia), Haiden, Heida (Switzerland), Kirmizi Traminer, Klaebinger, Klaevner, Kleinbraun, Kleinwiener, Livora (Czechia), Livora Cervena, Mala Dinka (Bulgaria), Malvoisie, Marzimmer, Milleran, Mirisavi Traminac, Nature, Naturel, Nature rose, Noble rose, Noble vert, Nuernberger Rot, Paien, Pinat Cervena (Czechia), Piros Tramini, Plant Paien, Princ (Czechia), Princ Bily, Princ Cerveny, Princt Cervena, Princt Cerveny, Printsch grau, Ranfoliza, Rosentraminer, Rotclevner, Rotedel, Roter Nuerberger, Roter Nuernberger, Roter Traminer, Rotfranken, Rothklauser, Rothweiner, Rothwiener, Rotklaevler, Rotklaevner, Rotklevner, Rousselet, Runziva, Rusa (Romania), Ruska, Ryvola, Ryvola Bila, St Klauser, Salvagnin, Sauvagneux, Sauvagnien, Sauvagnin, Savagnin, Sauvagnun, Savagnin jaune, Savagnin Rosa Aromatique, Savagnin rose, Savagnin Rose Aromatique, Savagnin Rose Musque, Sauvanon, Sauvoignin, Schleitheimer, Servoignier, Servoyen blanc, Svenie, Termeno Aromatico, Tramín červený (Czech, Slovak), Tramin Korenny, Traminac (Slovenia), Traminac Crveni, Traminac Dišeći, Traminac mirisavi (Croatian), Traminac Mirisavi Crveni, Traminac Sivi, Traminec, Traminer, Traminer Aromatico, Traminer d’ Ore, Traminer Epice, Traminer Musque, Traminer Parfume, Traminer rosa, Traminer Rose Aromatique, Traminer Rot, Traminer Rozovyi, Traminer Weiss Vigne blanche, Tramini (Hungary), Tramini Piros and Trammener, Vigne du Marechal, Weiss Frenschen, Weissedler, Weisser Traminer, Weisskloevner. |
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Traminer: Back to Winemaking – Back to Grapes – Back to Countries
Top thirteen grapes:
Reds – Cabernet Franc – Cabernet Sauvignon – Malbec – Merlot –
Whites – Chardonnay – Gewürztraminer – Muscat –
Pinot blanc – Pinot gris – Riesling – Sauvignon blanc
Next twenty-five grapes:
Reds – Barbera – Carignan – Gamay – Grenache – Mourvèdre – Petit Verdot –
Sangiovese – Tannat – Tempranillo – Touriga Nacional – Zweigelt
Whites – Albariño – Aligoté – Arinto – Chenin blanc – Malvasia –
Müller-Thurgau – Muscat-Ottonel – Sémillon – Tămâioasă Românească –
Traminer – Ugni-blanc – Viognier – Welschriesling
– and Cava
