{"id":49421,"date":"2022-12-11T16:46:32","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T16:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frenchvineyard.co.uk\/vine\/?page_id=49421"},"modified":"2022-12-14T11:20:08","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T11:20:08","slug":"about-alsace-wines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/frenchvineyard.co.uk\/vine\/about-alsace-wines\/","title":{"rendered":"About ALSACE wines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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About 80% of Alsatian wines are dry whites<\/strong> . They can be aromatic, fruity and floral, well characterized by their grape variety. These characteristics are reinforced by the fact that the ageing is not done in barriques\/futs<\/em> (barrels) , but generally in foudres<\/em> (tuns), a large oval barrel which does not impart woody aromas due to its size and its age. Most of the wines are made from a single grape variety, with the exception of a few grands crus (Kaefferkopf or Altenberg for example), Cr\u00e9mant and Edelzwicker. Grape variety is frequently featured on the label,. Recognized in 1984, Alsace vendanges tardives<\/strong> (<\/em>late harvest) and  selection des grains nobles<\/strong> (<\/em>carefully selected grapes, affected by noble rot) are sweet wines made from overripe harvests and subject to very strict production conditions, including the sugar level of the grapes. There are also 51 grands crus in Alsace<\/strong>, corresponding to terroirs delimited according to geological and climatic criteria, and meeting strict production and development criteria (limited yields, manual harvesting, use of limited grape varieties). Finally, Alsace is the main producer of cr\u00e9mants in France<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n