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Map of Alsace with the location of the wine-growing region and some villages marked. Alsace wine or Alsatian wine (French: Vin d'Alsace; German: Elsässer Wein; Haut Rhin Alsatian: d'r Wii vum Elsàss; Bas Rhin Alsatian: de Win vum Elsàss) is produced in the Alsace region in France and is primarily white wine. Because of its Germanic influence ...
Bruderthal. Alsace Grand Cru ‘’Bruderthal’’ is a French white wine from the village of Molsheim produced in the Bas-Rhin department, in Alsace. [1] On the Alsace Wine Route, Bruderthal is located between the crus of Altenberg de Wolxheim to the north and Kirchberg de Barr just to the south. It is one of the fifty-one grands crus of the ...
The wine region of Alsace produces wines under three different Appellations d'Origine Contrôlées (AOCs): Alsace AOC for white, rosé and red wines, Alsace Grand Cru AOC for white wines from certain classified vineyards and Crémant d'Alsace AOC for sparkling wines. This region is the only French wine region allowed to label its wines based on ...
Engelberg (grand cru) Alsace Grand Cru ‘’Engelberg’’ is a French white wine produced in the Bas-Rhin department, in Alsace. On the Alsace Wine Route, Engelberg is located between the communes of Dahlenheim and Scharrachbergheim-Irmstett. It is one of the fifty-one grands crus of the Alsace region, each enjoying its own appellation but ...
The village is connected to Husseren-les-Châteaux by the Route du Vin (D14). Around the Route du Vin is a wine trail through the vineyards called Sentier viticole Eguisheim, which tries to explain the different grape varieties and the way wine is made in Alsace. [16] The area around Eguisheim is popular with hikers and cyclists.
Alsace Grand Cru AOC. Geisberg, located just outside the village Ribeauvillé, is one of the 51 Grand Cru vineyards of Alsace. Alsace Grand Cru (French pronunciation: [alzas ɡʁɑ̃ kʁy]) is an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for wines made in specific parcels of the Alsace wine region of France. The Grand Cru AOC was recognized in 1975 by ...
The Wines of Alsace by Tom Stevenson was published in 1993 by Faber & Faber. This 600 page book profiles 300 producers, 118 wine villages, 51 grands crus, 84 lieux-dits, 28 clos and 4 wine-producing châteaux of Alsace. The vintage chart stretches from 1992 back to 585. In “Alsace, French or German?”, Stevenson traces the historical ...
Ammerschwihr is a small town located on the Wine Road of Alsace. Its main economical resources come from wine-growing, in particular its famous vineyard Kaefferkopf, situated on a hill, and one of the Alsace Grand Cru vineyards .