A journey through Strasbourg and the Alsace wine region reveals stunning medieval architecture, picturesque towns, and ...

Beyond its Grand Cru wines, Alsace is noted for its sparkling wine, Crémant d'Alsace. Like Champagne, these wines are made in the “traditional method” with a secondary fermentation in the bottle.

Wine To Try: Hugel Gentil 2013. The Hugel Family, located in the town of Riquewihr, Alsace, was founded in 1639. They are one of the oldest family owned businesses in the world, with the 12th ...

Alsace is similar to California in that wines are named after the grape type predominantly used in vinification, rather than the locale where the grapes were harvested, as is the usual French ...

Recently, I spoke with four of the newest generation of wine producers from Alsace: Jean-Frédéric Hugel from Hugel, located in Riquewihr; Laure Adam of JB Adam in Ammerschwisr; Mélanie Pfister ...

One way to look at Alsace wines is through a glass filled with one of the region’s eau de vie, the clearer-than-water distillate of any of a number of fruits such as raspberry (framboise) or ...

For some years now, I have been recommending that people who entertain serve more wines from the French province of Alsace. This costs more to do than it once did, but considering their generally ...

Dirler-Cadé Alsace Sylvaner Vieilles Vignes 2020, 14 percent (T. Edward Wines, New York) $25. Albert Boxler Alsace Pinot Blanc Réserve 2018, 14.5 percent (Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, Berkeley ...

Aromatic white wines from Alsace like Riesling and Gewürztraminer are great wines to drink during the spring, we've curated our 7 favorite. The 7 Best Alsace Wine Bottles to Buy Now in Spring 2025 ...

Delicious, reasonably priced red wines typically do not spring to mind when considering France’s lovely wine growing region of Alsace. Yet with over 10% of production now coming from red-skinned ...

By: Ashley Thompson Continuing my coverage of the Alsace Wine Route, we now travel south near the village of Rouffach, population 4,500. Located south of Colmar, where many wine road tourists end ...