Gewurztraminer
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Spicy Thai curry, roasted pork with apples, Munster cheese
✨ Technical Specifications
Scheid Vineyards' Gewurztraminer is a vibrant expression of Monterey County's unique cool-climate terroir. Grown in the wind-swept Salinas Valley, where the morning fog and chilly winds from the deep Monterey Bay submarine canyon slow the ripening process, this wine benefits from an extended growing season. This 'refrigerator effect' allows the notoriously finicky Gewurztraminer grape to develop its signature intense aromatics while retaining a crisp, balanced acidity. Scheid's winemaking team utilizes cold fermentation in stainless steel tanks to preserve the delicate, exotic fruit and floral characteristics of the variety, capturing the grape's historic Alsatian heritage with a bright, modern Californian twist.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1972 by pioneer Al Scheid, Scheid Vineyards began as an ambitious viticultural venture in southern Monterey County, initially supplying fruit to major California wineries before evolving into a vertically integrated estate wine producer. Spanning more than 3,000 acres across a 70-mile expanse of the Salinas Valley—encompassing microclimates across the Monterey, Arroyo Seco, and Hames Valley AVAs—the estate leverages thermal diurnal shifts driven by maritime winds off Monterey Bay. Viticulture balances alluvial gravel, decomposed granite, and clay-loam soils across twelve distinct ranch sites, farmed under SIP Certified and Certified California Sustainable standards, with the winery fully powered by an onsite wind turbine. Winemaking prioritizes varietal clarity, tension, and texture across an eclectic portfolio, celebrated for vibrant Sauvignon Blanc Reserve, aromatic Viognier, racy Dry Riesling, and rare regional white bottlings such as Petit Manseng and Roussanne.
🍇 Grapes
Gewurztraminer
🍷 ABV
13.5-14.5%