Huxelrebe

White wine grapeAlzey, Germany

The style profiled here is a sweet, medium-bodied white Huxelrebe wine: sweet, tropical and muscat scented. Typical alcohol is 8 to 12.5%. Serve it at 7 to 10 °C.

Also called Alzey S 3962.

Style profile

Our rating of a representative wine

Sweetness: Medium sweet
Body: Medium
Tannin: Very low
Acidity: High

Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.

Food pairings

Fruit desserts and pastries
Blue cheese
Spicy food

Similar grapes

Scheurebeblackcurrant, grapefruit, aromatic, lively Compare with Huxelrebe
Gewürztraminerlychee, rose, spice Compare with Huxelrebe

Sources

Facts: Wikipedia, Huxelrebe (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q1639414 (CC0).
Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 5463.
Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
Huxelrebe, German Wine Institute.