WARNING: Geekspeak Ahead!

According to Wikipedia “Amrum Frisian, also known as Öömrang, is the dialect of the North Frisian language spoken on the island of Amrum in the North Frisia region of Germany. Öömrang refers to the Öömrang Frisian name of Amrum, which is Oomram.”

Did you note that? There will be a quiz.

Jokes and ümlaüts aside, who doesn’t like a great Gewürz? Gewürztraminer, that is, with the most exotic perfume of all grapes. Well, its offspring Siegerrebe is indiscernibly made of the same stuff, vinified to a white so delightful and singular, unmatched by any other.

Oh yea, it has well-deserved 95 points but that’s not the best part. Today, you don’t have to pay the full $65 it genuinely takes to make these unique boutique bottles. On the contrary, it’s the best twenty bucks you can spend on ANY esoteric white out there, guaranteed. At 69% off the math is mathing!

Back to geekdom, and Wikipedia, “Siegerrebe (literally “Victory vine” in German) is a white wine grape that is grown primarily in Germany with some plantings in England, Vancouver Island, Washington state, British Columbia’s North Okanagan and Fraser Valley and Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley along with a small planting in Tasmania, Australia at Every Man and His Dog Vineyard. Siegerrebe was created by German viticulturalist Dr. Georg Scheu (1879-1949) in 1929 at a grape-breeding institute in Alzey in Rheinhessen, by crossing Madeleine Angevine and Gewürztraminer.”

Just L@@K at that bottle! And then pop that convenient Vinolok off to set the lychees, mint leaves, green citrus, and minerals free, all vibing effortlessly on the palate too in a fresh, vibrant, juicy style. It’s perplexingly ripe with fruit while balanced and seemingly dry as they come, abundant acidity, plenty of rich texture, and a long finish. No doubt it’s a gem for the dinner table, or lunch, or a breakfast of champions!

Oh, and it also has a 99 point score from the 2021 Las Vegas Global Wine Awards, but we find that to be a little overrated for a Siegerrebe!

Guess what though. NO ONE has heard of Öömrang - yet. Even Google struggles. The only hits are some intel by local independent publications like Great Northwest Wine praising the next-up 2021 as “for the second straight year, and back-to-back vintages, Christine Stoecklein has proved to be one of the Pacific Northwest’s premier talents with the charming, food-friendly Siegerrebe” and Sip Magazine talking up “unique German grape varietals, including ones rare in the Pacific Northwest like Siegerrebe and Muller-Thurgau and the almost-unfindable Kerner and Sylvaner. If you are looking for a bottle to enjoy, currently Öömrang features a range of sunshine-y approachable whites.”

Approachable at $65 or $20?!!! Pile up before missing out on something new and extraordinary.

95 Points – The Tasting Panel

“Indigenous to Germany, the white grape Siegerrebe is also grown in Washington State. Pronounced zee-geh-RAY-buh, it’s a cool-climate variety that’s related to Gewürztraminer; while it has a sweetness about it, it’s quite dry on the palate. Following über-aromatic scents of apricot nectar, chamomile, and pine nut, generous notes of Satsuma tangerine and an array of white flowers explode on the palate with edgy acidity, performing a true high-wire act. Mineral notes display verve as they wipe the tongue.”