Alsace seems to be France’s best kept secret for food and wine lovers. With the highest proportion of Michelin star restaurants per head in the country, there’s a gourmet delight on every corner and often, seemingly in the middle of nowhere. The wine has its own style and is exceptionally high in quality; even the top ‘Grand Cru’ wines offer amazing value for money when you compare them to some of the more famous wine regions of France!
Not just a feast for the stomach, Alsace is also a feast for the eyes. When you consider the incredible, architectural delights of Colmar and the picturesque Renaissance villages and castles that pepper the wine route from Marlenheim to Thann, in Alsace, you’ll have a truly memorable holiday location.
Watch this video and discover five unmissable things to do during you holiday in Alsace, including a round-up of the styles of wine you can taste there.
Here are the details of some of the wineries, restaurants and locations featured as well as some extras that are well worth a look:
WELCOMING WINERIES:
1. Domaine Viticole de la ville de Colmar
2 rue du Stauffen, Tel: +33 3 89 79 11 87
2. Domaines Viticoles SCHLUMBERGER
(68500 Guebwiller), 100 rue Théodore Deck, Tel: +33 3 89 74 27 00
3. SIPP-MACK
(68150 Hunawihr), 1 rue des Vosges, Tel: +33 89 73 61 88 (Has gites for rent too)
4. Jean-Luc FREUDENREICH
(68420 Eguisheim), 32 Grand’rue, Tel: +33 3 89 24 96 91
5. CAVE VINICOLE DE HUNAWIHR
(68150 Hunawihr), 48, route de Ribeauvillé, Tel: +33 3 89 73 61 67.
RESTAURANTS:
Traditional: Winstub BRENNER, 1 rue Turenne, COLMAR, Tel: +33 3 89 41 42 33
Traditional on the river: Caveau Saint Pierre, COLMAR, 24 Rue de la Herse +33 3 89 41 99 33
Modern Alsace: Taverne de l’Ecolmusée (within the Ecomuseum), Tél. +33 3 69 58 50 25
Modern French: Auberge du Neuland, 2 Chemin Neuland, 68000 Colmar
Modern Alsace: Table de Mittelwihr, 19 A Route du Vin, 68630 Mittelwihr, Tel: +33 3 89 78 61 40
Other locations to visit:
The Ecomuseum: www.ecomusee-alsace.fr
Le Parc du Petit Prince: www.parcdupetitprince.com
The Stork & Otter sanctuary, Route des Vins, 68150 Hunawihr, Tél: +33 3 89 73 72 62