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Silvaner/Sylvaner
Wine Style:
Light-bodied taste and smell mild in a fruity way with some taste of nuts and green herbs.
Flavors:
Origin:
Alsace and Germany
Found:
Alsace and Germany
In Alsace, where it is known as Sylvaner, where it saw its share eroded by Pinot Blanc and Riesling – what is left over usually ends up being blended with other varieties and labelled Edelzwicker or being bottled as AC Alsace.
In Germany it represents around 10% of the total plantings and for years it had a reputation for high acidic rather neutral wines that lacked aroma and fruit. However today much better wines are being produced through selection of better sites, lower yields, and crucially through harvesting at optimum ripeness – if unripe Sylvaner makes an exceedingly green and mean wine. The very best examples are from Franken.
Further Reading:
Appellation America
Cellar Notes
Epicurious
German Wine
Plafz Club
Terroir France
Wine Intro
Wikipedia