The soon to be available Winexpert Limited Edition Gewurtztraminer contains elderflowers. Generally, elderflowers are addedjust before the yeast is pitched and this is not addressed in the instructions. The following is from Tim Vandegrift, Technical Services Manager for Winexpert:<?
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“Due to an error in our editing process, the Limited Edition instructions failed to mention the use of elderflowers in our German Gewurtztraminer kits. I apologise for the confusion--too many writers and checkers seems to reduce accuracy sometimes.
The good news is, they can be added even after the start of fermentation, and they will impart thier character very quickly into the wine. Elderflowers are used in thiis kit to add the specific character that marks the grapes from this growing area. Without the use of elderflower it's difficult to capture the delicate floral aromatics that make the wine so beguilingly fragrant after about six months in the bottle.
As for not adding them . . . well, I'm not going to scold anybody, so if you want to cheat yourself out of the intense aromatic character of the finished wine, it's your call. I'm very happy with this wine, and I'm making myself four batches, because I know it's going to be just like the German Mosel Riesling we made previously--gulpingly good.”
amespace prefix = o ns = "urnchemas-microsoft-comfficeffice" />“Due to an error in our editing process, the Limited Edition instructions failed to mention the use of elderflowers in our German Gewurtztraminer kits. I apologise for the confusion--too many writers and checkers seems to reduce accuracy sometimes.
The good news is, they can be added even after the start of fermentation, and they will impart thier character very quickly into the wine. Elderflowers are used in thiis kit to add the specific character that marks the grapes from this growing area. Without the use of elderflower it's difficult to capture the delicate floral aromatics that make the wine so beguilingly fragrant after about six months in the bottle.
As for not adding them . . . well, I'm not going to scold anybody, so if you want to cheat yourself out of the intense aromatic character of the finished wine, it's your call. I'm very happy with this wine, and I'm making myself four batches, because I know it's going to be just like the German Mosel Riesling we made previously--gulpingly good.”
