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INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana joined a handful of states around the nation Tuesday by unveiling its inaugural signature wine – Traminette.
The floral white wine – which goes well with turkey and other poultry – is the first vintage to carry the signature status, thanks in part to grapes developed to flourish in the state’s climate.
Traminette is a hybrid grape, a combination of Gewurztraminer and Seyval Blanc – developed by Cornell University’s Grape Breeding Program that is well adapted to the climate and soils of the Midwest.
“It’s a wonderful wine – very raw and young,” said Larry Satek, owner of Satek Winery in Fremont. His winery first started making Traminette in 2006 and now has grapes with three growers in northeast Indiana.
He said having a state signature wine is a great marketing tool. He hopes people will go from winery to winery in Indiana tasting different versions of Traminette, which can be sweet or dry.
There are 43 wineries in Indiana with 425 acres of vineyards. Twenty-one wineries offer Traminette.
The Indiana Wine Grape Council announced the signature wine in a Statehouse event along with the Indiana Department of Agriculture and Indiana Office of Tourism.
Jeanette Merritt, marketing specialist for the council, said there will be a promotional campaign related to the wine. The slogan is “Try on Traminette,” and several posters were unveiled that will appear in a print campaign. Radio spots are also being developed.
For more information about the wine, go to www.tryontraminette.org.
