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The domaine has many vineyard holdings in the surrounding area, and some of them are visible from the tasting room. Domaine Zind-Humbrecht is a winery located in Turckheim, Alsace, France. The domaine was created in 1959, following the marriage of Léonard Humbrecht to Geneviève Zind. The Humbrecht family has a history of winegrowing since ...
The geography of the wine growing area in Alsace is determined by two main factors, the Vosges mountains in the west and the Rhine river in the east. The vineyards are concentrated in a narrow strip, running in a roughly north–south direction, on the lower eastern slopes of the Vosges, at altitudes of 175–420 metres (574–1,378 ft). [ 2 ]
Rosé Crémant d'Alsace is made exclusively from Pinot noir grapes. Crémant d'Alsace is a significant part of the wine production in Alsace, with 18% of the region's vineyards used for this purpose. [2] 223 942 hectoliter of Crémant d'Alsace, approximately 30 million bottles, were produced in 2006. [5]
Texas. It may not be the first state that comes to mind when you think of wine, but it should be. As of 2022, Texas was the state with the third largest amount of wineries, and it was actually the ...
The Texas Hill Country AVA is an American Viticultural Area located in the Texas Hill Country north of San Antonio and west of Austin, Texas. [3] The appellation is the third largest American Viticultural Area in geographic area behind the Upper Mississippi River Valley AVA and Ohio River Valley AVA, covering an area of over 9,000,000 acres ...
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 ...
List of Burgundy Grands Crus. Grand Cru (great growth) is the highest level in the vineyard classification of Burgundy. There are a total of 550 hectares (1,400 acres) of Grand Cru vineyards—approximately 2% of Burgundy's 28,000 hectares (69,000 acres) of vineyards (excluding Beaujolais)—of which 356 hectares (880 acres) produce red wine ...
The Deiss family came to Bergheim in 1744 and took up grape growing in the area shortly afterward. [1][2][3][4] The current domaine was started in 1947 by Marcel Deiss after returning from the Second World War. [2][3][4][5] The estate is currently run by the grandson of the founder, Jean-Michel Deiss and his son Mathieu "The wines of Marcel ...