Grapevine Traminer - White Wine Grape, Early Ripening

Traminer (Gewürztraminer, Pink Traminer) is a white wine grape variety. Region of origin - Tyrol, Austria and South Tyrol, Italy.   It is grown in Austria and Italy, and is also grown in Germany, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Croatia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Ukraine, USA, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand and others.   In Bulgaria it is zoned, but the areas planted with it are limited - mainly in North-Eastern Bulgaria.    Traminer is highly prone to mutation. In some countries the name "Traminer" has become established in use and is used as a synonym for "Gewürztraminer".   The variety is also known by the names: Traminer Musqué, Traminer Parfumé, Aromatico, Rusa, Traminac, Tramini, Rousselet, Edeltraube, Savagnin Rose, Traminer Aromatique and Roter Traminer and others.   An early- to mid-ripening variety: the grapes ripen at the beginning and middle of September. It has medium growth, high fertility and gives medium yield. The average yield per decare is about 700 - 800 kg. Resistant to low winter temperatures, but sensitive to drought. Relatively richer, humus-carbonate, sufficiently moisture-retentive soils in cooler, well-ventilated hilly terrain are suitable for it. The variety is not resistant to fungal diseases, is attacked by downy mildew and powdery mildew, and in a rainy autumn the grapes rot.   The bunch is small to very small (100 g), conical, sometimes winged, compact. The berries are small, oval, grey-pink and yellowish-red to reddish, covered with an abundant waxy bloom. The skin is thick and tough. The flesh is juicy, sweet and aromatic.   Very aromatic, high-quality dry, medium-dry and sweet white wines and Champagne base wines are obtained from the grapes. The varietal wines are distinguished by a golden-yellow colour, high alcohol content and extract, and a strong sweetish aroma with predominant notes of flowers and exotic fruits, which develops with ageing. In a cooler climate, and when the fruit is infected with noble rot, extremely sweet wines with the intense aroma characteristic of the variety can be made from the botrytised grapes.