09/16/2026
Alright folks, here’s the lowdown on the Gewürztraminer Tart…
- Honey, rose & orange blossom custard, Gewürztraminer grape jelly, glacé ginger, rose petal, spiced pâte sucrée
For those who aren’t familiar, Gewürztraminer (guh-VERTS-trah-meen-er) is a rich and aromatic white w**e produced from Gewürztraminer grapes (and one of Mar’s absolute favorite varietals). It’s traditionally produced in Alsace, France and the Pfalz and Baden regions in Germany, where the grapes are often used in sweet dessert w**es, but you can also find some stunning dry and off-dry Gewürztraminers from California and the Finger Lakes in New York. For this tart, we are actually using the unfermented juice of fresh-pressed Gewürztraminer grapes from Husch Vineyard in Anderson Valley, California, so it contains no alcohol!
Traditionally, Gewürztraminer flavor notes include lychee, ripe pineapple, and grapefruit on the nose and palate, as well as subtle floral hints of rose and orange blossom, sweet honey, and spicy ginger, cinnamon, and clove. The approach with this tart was to really just highlight the delicate grape flavor of the unfermented juice, while complimenting it with just the aromatic floral/spicy that are present in the grape itself prior to the w**emaking process.
We love intense flavors at Babes, but this tart is an exercise in restraint - delicate and subtle.
