Alsace

A complicated history has left an area with a unique character that, whilst French, is not like other parts of France. This is, certainly, true of its wine. The tall fluted bottle, the emphasis on grape variety and the presence of Gewürztraminer and Riesling in the vineyard all set Alsace aside from the rest of the country.

Alsace is a long-time favourite of wine trade types, enamoured by the fragrant charms of these characterful wines. The wider wine drinking diaspora, however, has tended to exercise a little more caution with Alsace being, erroneously, afeared of apparent similarities with German wine. Germany may be just the other side of the Rhine, but the wines are very different. Alsace wines are, for the most part, drier and fuller-bodied than German equivalents, and much more food-friendly.

Alsace Gewürztraminer has been long held as the ideal wine to drink with Chinese food.

From Alsace, aside from the usual varietals, we have the extraordinary wines of “terroirist” Jean-Michel Deiss whose field blends are rich and fascinating.

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