Alsace

Alsace is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the eastern border of France on the west of the upper Rhein, adjacent to Germany and Switzerland. Alsace changed hands several times between France and Germany several times between the 17th and 20th century giving this small part of France an interesting history.

Alsace has a semi-continental climate with cold and dry winters and hot summers and is an important wine-producing region with its Vins d'Alsace being mostly white and display a strong Germanic influence. Alsace produces some of the world's most noted dry Rieslings and is the only region in France to produce mostly varietal wines identified by the names of the grape used, typically from grapes also used in Germany. The most notable example is the Gewurtztraminer.