Alsace
Wine Region
Alsace
Geography
Alsace is
situated North East of France. It is bordered on
the West by the Vosges and on the East by the Rhine
which separates it from Germany.
Alsace had
a chaotic history between Fran ee and Germany. It
put the region at the center of Europe. Strasbourg,
the main city of Alsace, host the European parliament.
Alsace is
a lovely region with green hills and medieval villages.
The Alsace wine road is one of the most beautiful
wine sceneries in the world!
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Alsace
Region Information :
| Location: |
North
East of France, between the Vosges and the Rhine
river |
| Size: |
190km
long and 50km wide
Alsace is the smallest region in
France |
| Weather: |
Semi-continental
with hot summers and cold winters with frequent
snowfall |
| Population: |
1,750,000 |
| Main
Cities: |
Strasbourg (450,000)
Mulhouse (230,000)
Colmar (86,800)
|
| Places
of Interest: |
Strasbourg (church,
old city)
Alsace Wine Road (great
sceneries)
Colmar (half-timbered houses)
Haut-Koenigsbourg (castle)
Vosges (forest) |
More
pages on Alsace :
Alsace
region
Wines
from Alsace :
Riesling - Gewurztraminer - Pinot
blanc - Tokay
pinot gris - Sylvaner - Crémant
d'Alsace
About
Alsace wine region :
Alsace
wine information - Alsace
region information - Alsace
map - wine
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of wine - Alsace
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main page
Interview
:
Etienne
Hugel (alsatian wine maker)
Other
french wine regions :
Bordeaux - Bourgogne
(Burgundy) - Champagne - Corsica - Côtes
du Rhône - Languedoc-Roussillon - Loire
Valley - Provence - South
West
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