Alsace Wine

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Alsace wine. The Alsace Wine Route. The first traces of vine in Alsace Though only distantly-related to present-day grape varieties grapevines existed in the Rhine valley area long before man had appeared there. A mythical itinerary a string of picturesque villages outstanding landscapes famous winegrowing villages passionate winegrowers.

The Alsace Wine Route formalized in 1953 stretches from the Wissembourg region in the far north down to Strasbourg then further south into the Colmar region which includes. And head off into a world of delightful scenery and bucolic stops. This pretty enclave of fairytale villages in the lee of the forested Vosges Mountains offers a wide range of varietally labelled wines of which the aromatic whites are still despite global warming much more successful than the light reds.

Alsacian wine is all about aromas. Alsace wine will change your perception of a traditionally sweet Riesling. Stretching over 170 km you can travel the Wine Route in any number of ways - you choose the means of transport that suits you.

A 1216 spill resistant map of Alsace is available for purchase in the Wine Folly Store. Besides Riesling Alsace produces quite a lot of Pinot Blanc Pinot Gris Gewurztraminer and Crémant dAlsace. Visiting Alsace for the first time one place on my must see list was the Allimant-Laugner winery since I have enjoyed their cremant many times in California.

The digital version above is for personal use only Alsace Wine Classification. Alsace enjoys a mild climate where the weather is rather cold but often sunny - so sunny that this is Frances driest wine region with a little less than 24 inches 600 millimeters of rainfall per year. Alsace is located along Frances eastern border in an area once claimed by Germany known as Elsass.

Homepage The Alsace Wine Route. Shop the best selection of from Alsace Wine France. Both of these grape varieties are more commonly associated with German wines and serve as a reminder of Alsaces history.