Wine journey · France
Alsace
Loess, Riesling, eight stops.
Guided route
Alsace Intense
Between the Vosges and the Rhine lies France's driest region, home to Riesling and Gewürztraminer. Eight stops lead from monastery vines to baeckeoffe in a clay pot.
1Region & HistoryMonastery, war, shifting borders
2Grape VarietiesRiesling & Co.
3ClimateRain shadow of the Vosges
4SoilsLoess, granite, shell limestone
5GlasswareRoemer and tulip glass
6ProductionSingle varieties in the cellar
7TastingMuscat, the contradiction
8Wine & FoodChoucroute and baeckeoffe0 of 8
