VOEGTLINSHOFFEN, FRANCE - OCTOBER 11: Wine labels are seen during a visit to Maison Joseph Cattin winery on October 11, 2019 in the village of Voegtlinshoffen in the Alsace region of eastern France.

Champagne may still be king, but France produces plenty of great sparkling wine beyond the Champagne region too, and for a fraction of the price. There are eight appellations for crémant sparkling ...

THE French Government at Vichy did not have the power to prevent the German Government from virtually annexing Alsace and Lorraine. Without even going through the pretense of organizing a plebiscite, ...

Nestled in the northeastern corner of France, the picturesque region of Alsace is home to a collection of enchanting towns that seem to leap straight off the pages of a storybook. With their ...

Alsatian Pinot Noir is finally stepping into the spotlight. The addition of the red wine grape to the Grand Cru vineyard sites Hengst and Kirchberg de Barr in August 2022 has paved a dazzling road for ...

For years, the French state has tried to belittle, oppress and finally destroy Alsace and its culture. Now the Alsatians are fighting back. An ocean of red and white flags filled the streets of the ...

“Come on, next!” barked the market vendor as she shoved a warm, cinnamon-scented glass of mulled wine into my hand and gestured me onwards. There is a twenty-minute queue behind me, so I understand ...

With warm weather arriving, some of the most interesting, cooling wines are aromatic white wines that can be chilled without harming their perfumed excitement. Most aromatic white wines can do this ...

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