Klevener de Heiligenstein is for wines from Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Heiligenstein and Obernai made with Savagnin Rose.
ALSACE WINE MAPS FREE
Get the Wine 101 Course ($50 value) FREE with the purchase of Wine Folly: Magnum Edition. These wines have more stringent qualifications than standard Alsace AOP: Some Alsace AOP labels include a geographical commune name of which there are 13. Wines are required to be bottled in the region’s official “vin du rhin” bottle shape–also called a flute. If a variety isn’t listed, the wine is likely a blend and labeled as “Edelzwicker” or “Gentil” or a made-up/fantasy name by the brand. Unlike the rest of France, most Alsace AOP wines list the grape variety on the label, which means the wine will contain 100% of the listed variety. Alsace AOPĪlsace AOP makes up about 74% (2015) of the region’s wine production and it is nearly all white wine. There are 53 AOP’s of Alsace which include: 1 encompassing regional designation called Alsace AOP (shown in orange on the map), 1 regional sparkling designation called Crémant d’Alsace AOP and 51 unique Grand Crus (each Grand Crus is labeled and shown in red on the map). The digital version above is for personal use only* Alsace Wine Classification Alsace Wine MapĪ 12×16 spill resistant map of Alsace is available for purchase in the Wine Folly Store. Below, you’ll find a detailed account on the classification of Alsatian wines. The region of Alsace refined its classification system in 2011 and we consulted with local resident and regional expert, Thierry Meyer, to advise on the map.
Hune (a Riesling made from a vineyard in Grand Cru Rosacker). If you watched Somm: Into The Bottle, you saw the region’s beautiful green valleys and may have yearned for a bottle of Clos St. Alsace lies on the border between France and Germany and is most famously known for its elegant, dry Riesling wines, off-dry Pinot Gris and luscious, rich Gewürztraminer.
Please welcome the region of Alsace, the 6th map in the France map series. The next addition to Wine Folly’s maps is here. A detailed wine map of Alsace, descriptions of the region’s wine classifications and a chart displaying the distribution of wine varieties planted in the region.
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