Alsace Wine
Discover the French Wine Region of Alsace
The Alsace wine region is unique, since French and German influences play an equal role in sculpting the area's language, traditions - and even its wines. It is also the only region of France that sells its wine according to the name of the grape variety. Wine-growing is a top priority here, and the region produces fine aromatic white wines, some excellent examples of which are Alsace Gewurztraminer, Alsace Riesling, Alsace Pinot Gris. The finest of Alsace wine contains the perfect balance of grape sugar and acidity, plus they don't need ‘Chapitalisation' (adding sugar before fermentation). Alsatian wine is also famous for the Grand Cru wines in the same grape varieties mentioned above. For more about our wine producers from Alsace visit Joseph Cattin or Cattin Freres.
Alsace Wine Geography
Alsace is one of France's northernmost wine producing areas, and it stretches over 140 kilometres from the north to the south. Many of its slopes face east, benefiting from plenty of sunlight, as well as a very special variety of ‘Terroir' made from granite, limestone, clay, loam and volcanic soils. Alsace shares the river Rhine with Germany as a common border. Its summers are hot and sunny - and it is the driest region in France after Roussillon in the south.
