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When you do feel like more of a drive WW's recommendation of Vintage Wines is on the mark. I visited there in September and they have a wine tasting bar and restaurant above the shop. Try to go on a weekend as they open a new group of bottles for tasting on Friday (I was there on a Thursday and they were out of a couple of the red wines I wanted to try).
Look for an Alsatian Gewurztraminer from Trimbach. That should be a fairly easy one to find at a large grocery store or wine shop. I had the Fetzer Gewurztraminer to offer as a white last Thanksgiving (I like it) but will be trying Columbia Crest Gewurz this year. Some German vineyards to try:
Wehlener Sonnenuhr, Urziger Wurzgarten, Erdener Treppchen (Mosel wines), Erbacher Marcobrunn (Rheingau), Rudesheimer wines (Rheingau), and maybe something from the Pfalz or even a wine from the Scheurebe grape.