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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, it is the only Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée region in France to produce mostly ...
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 sharing the same Alsace ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Wines of Alsace. 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 ...
Barr is the wine capital of Alsace with the oldest Alsace wine fair (over 100 years) and an historical "Harvest Festival" which is traditionally held the first weekend of October. La Kirneck river rises in the west of the commune and flows eastwards through the town and continues east to join the Andlau. [6] [7] A view over Barr
Florimont (grand cru) Village of Katzenthal; Colmar in the background. Alsace Grand Cru Floriment is a French white wine produced in the Haut-Rhin department, in Alsace. It is a part of the communes of Ingersheim and Katzenthal. On the Alsace Wine Route, Floriment is lies at an altitude of between 250 and 280 metres, just east to the cru of ...