noun 1.a type of white grape used in winemaking.
2.a dry white table wine of Germany, the Alsace region of France, and northern California.
Origin: <
German, equivalent to
Gewürz spice, seasoning (derivative of
Würze spice; see
wort1) +
Traminer a wine and grape variety of the South Tirol, after
Tramin a wine-growing district there; see
-er1