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<strong>St</strong>rasbourg<br />
Obernai<br />
BAS-RHIN<br />
Sélestat<br />
Ribeauville<br />
Riquewihr<br />
Kayserberg Kientzheim<br />
Munster<br />
HAUT-RHIN<br />
Guebwiller<br />
Thann<br />
Mulhouse<br />
Colmar<br />
France -<br />
Alsace<br />
Alsace, now part of France, used to be linked to<br />
Germany and the tall, green tapered bottles are<br />
a reflection of their Germanic past. The wines<br />
of Alsace tend to be drier than their German<br />
counterpart due to their traditional winemaking<br />
technique being to ferment all of the grape sugar<br />
into alcohol, resulting in a dry, full-bodied wine.<br />
Facts & Figures<br />
25% of Alsace’s wines are exported with the<br />
Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark<br />
being the top four consumers.<br />
Did You Know?<br />
It is fair to assume that using the word ‘Haut’ would<br />
indicate somewhere being high up in location.<br />
However, the ‘Haut’ in Alsace’s Haut-Rhin, situated<br />
in the south of the wine-growing region, refers to<br />
the elevation of the vines rather than the vineyards<br />
being located in the north of the region!<br />
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www.staustellwines.co.uk
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