Aged Camembert or Brie
Mature white-rind cheeses meet the wine's honeyed weight and saline finish.
Our editors write the food pairings for every bottle we review. Grouped by kind of food, the Gewurztraminer pairings come out like this, most frequent first. Each card names the bottle, so you can read the full tasting note before you cook.
49 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with cheese
Blue cheese with honey
Producer recommends blue cheese; the wine's aromatic intensity and faint sweetness balance the funk.
Munster with caraway
Vosges washed-rind cheese for the complanted aromatic lift.
Roquefort
Sweet wine balances the salty blue.
Munster cheese
A classic regional pairing: aromatic sweetness stands up to pungent washed-rind cheese.
38 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with duck and goose
Foie gras with fig compote
The wine's tropical preserves and honey echo the fig while structuring the liver's fat.
Foie gras au torchon
Honeyed unctuousness pairs with the duck-liver classic.
Foie gras with quince
Caramelised orange peel echoes the quince while the wine's body holds against the liver.
Roast goose with quince
Concentrated wine with rich game and stone fruit.
35 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with spicy and Asian dishes
Asian curry with coconut and ginger
The wine's lychee and ginger notes echo aromatic spices while saline acidity cuts coconut richness.
Asian dishes with aromatic spices
Producer recommends Asian dishes; lychee and rose aromatics meet aromatic spices.
Pad Thai
Floral, exotic, gently sweet wine works with peanut, lime and chilli.
Thai red curry
Floral and spice register works with chilli, lemongrass and coconut.
Spicy Thai curry
Aromatic blend handles chili heat and matches herb register.
Thai green curry
Lychee and ginger meet curry coconut and lemongrass.
19 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with charcuterie and cured meats
Foie gras terrine
Tropical fruit and rose match the liver's richness; the wine's full body holds against the fat.
Foie gras terrines
Named by the producer for lovers of slightly sweet wines.
Speck and South Tyrolean bread
The wine's body and aromatic intensity meet cured pork while the dry finish keeps it food-friendly.
Aperitif charcuterie
Natural blend for a board of cured meats.
8 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with desserts and sweets
Apricot tart with mascarpone
The wine's candied apricot mirrors the fruit while honey notes flatter the mascarpone.
Tarte Tatin
Caramelised apple meets the wine's candied stone-fruit register.
Tarte aux mirabelles
Yellow plum tart matches the wine's stone-fruit and apricot register.
Fresh apricot tart
Fruit-forward sweetness echoes a stone-fruit dessert.
Fresh peach tart
Fruit-forward sweetness echoes a stone-fruit dessert.
8 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with fish
Grilled scorpion fish or swordfish
The wine's full body and salty minerality match firm Mediterranean fish.
Pike quenelle Nantua
Cream-sauced freshwater fish for the wine's stone and citrus.
Pa amb tomaquet with anchovies
Catalan bread-tomato with salt-cured fish and aromatic white are an easy match.
Smoked salmon
The producer names strong-flavoured fish; smoke meets the wine's spice.
6 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with chicken and white meat
Roast capon
Festive bird against the wine's saline herb and honey.
Roast capon with sage
Producer recommends Manna with 'noble and precious dishes'; full-bodied white pairs with capon.
Coq au Riesling
Riesling-led complanted blend for the Alsace braise.
4 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with oysters and shellfish
Pan-seared scallops with curry butter
Sweet shellfish and curry spice find a peer in the wine's saffron and ginger register.
Shellfish, crabs and lobster
Producer recommends shellfish and crustaceans; the wine's full body and aromatic intensity match sweet shellfish.
Plateau de fruits de mer
Saline complanted blend against shellfish.
3 Gewurztraminer pairings
Gewurztraminer with vegetables and salads
Quiche Lorraine
Creamy savoury tart for the wine's stone and pear.
Schluetzkrapfen with spinach
Tyrolean ravioli pairs naturally with the village's signature white wine.
Summer tomato tart or antipasti
Named by the producer for summer; the Muscat's freshness lifts tomato and cured flavours.
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Where the bottles come from
Gewurztraminer pairings by region
- Alsace (40 bottles), Alsace food pairing
- Alto Adige (14 bottles), Alto Adige food pairing
- Baden (2 bottles), Baden food pairing
- Penedes (1 bottle), Penedes food pairing
- Rheinhessen (1 bottle), Rheinhessen food pairing
Gewurztraminer food pairing, FAQ
What food goes with Gewurztraminer?
Across the 58 Gewurztraminer bottles on Cork & Curve, the dishes our editors pair most often are cheese, duck and spicy food. For example, our page for Epokale Gewurztraminer Spaetlese from Alto Adige suggests "Aged Camembert or Brie": Mature white-rind cheeses meet the wine's honeyed weight and saline finish.
What cheese goes with Gewurztraminer?
Cheeses our editors pair with Gewurztraminer bottles include Aged Camembert or Brie, Blue cheese with honey and Munster with caraway.
What meat goes with Gewurztraminer?
Duck and goose is the pairing that comes up most among meats for Gewurztraminer: Foie gras with fig compote, Foie gras au torchon and Foie gras with quince are among the dishes on our Gewurztraminer bottle pages.