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Synonyms
Ehrenfelser is a white grape variety, with its roots in Rheingau, Germany.
The wines show light-medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, off-dry and medium alcohol.
The tasting note runs to peach, apricot, honey, floral and herbal.
It is planted most seriously in Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Okanagan Valley.
In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening, medium vigour and a preference for cool.
On other labels it goes by Ehrenfels and Geisenheim 9-93.
At the table it suits onion tarte tatin with goats’ cheese, pork chops with pear sauce and potato dauphinoise.
The structure.
Where it grows.
Food pairings.
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onion tarte tatin with goats' cheese
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pork chops with pear sauce
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potato dauphinoise
Also labelled.
Ehrenfels, Geisenheim 9-93.
Bottles to look for.
- Ferdinand Pieroth Kallstadter Kobnert Ehrenfelser Beerenauslese, Pfalz, Germany
- Fitzpatrick Family Vineyards Unwinder Ehrenfelser, Okanagan Valley, Canada
- Gehringer Brothers Classic Ehrenfelser, Okanagan Valley, Canada
- Lake Breeze Vineyards Ehrenfelser, Naramata, Canada
- Summerhill Pyramid Winery Ehrenfelser, Okanagan Valley, Canada
- Weingut Baron Knyphausen Erbacher Steinmorgen Ehrenfelser Trockenbeerenauslese, Rheingau, Germany
- Weingut Eulenmuhle Ehrenfelser Feinherb, Rheinhessen, Germany
- Winzergenossenschaft Wachtenburg-Luginsland Wachenheimer Mandelgarten Ehrenfelser Trockenbeerenauslese, Pfalz, Germany
Ehrenfelser: common questions
01.What does Ehrenfelser taste like?+
Ehrenfelser tastes of peach, apricot, honey, floral and herbal. The wines show light-medium body, no tannin, medium-high acidity, off-dry and medium alcohol.
02.Where is Ehrenfelser from?+
Ehrenfelser originates in Rheingau, Germany.
03.Where is Ehrenfelser grown?+
The key regions for Ehrenfelser are Pfalz, Rheinhessen and Okanagan Valley.
04.What food pairs with Ehrenfelser?+
Pour it with onion tarte tatin with goats' cheese, pork chops with pear sauce and potato dauphinoise.
05.What else is Ehrenfelser called?+
Ehrenfelser is also labelled Ehrenfels and Geisenheim 9-93.
Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of Germany.