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Whilst the mid-summer in the UK has been pretty miserable and very wet, bad weather has not been confined to this side of the English Channel, and many wine regions in France are now reporting serious concerns, particularly about the onset of mildew on the grapes. Up to 60 days of frequent and heavy rains ………Continue reading Unhappy winemakers in France Alsace (France) has a rich wine heritage, and throughout the summer and autumn celebrates the fruit of the vine with various Festivals, markets and other jollities where you can meet with winemakes, taste and buy their wines – or just enjoy the music and atmosphere. ………Continue reading Alsace Wine Festivites 2007 The Scotsman (2 Jun 07) has an interesting article on the Alsatian Pinot Gris – clearly differentiating it from the often bland, but increasingly popular Pinot Grigio from northern Italy. In a way that sums up Alsace wines – distinctively different with their steely dry Rieslings and rich Pinot Gris. Alsace probably is the benchmark ………Continue reading Alsace Pinot Gris wines Public Holiday in Alsace (not the rest of France which only treats 25th as a holiday) ………Continue reading Christmas (Alsace only) On 10 June 2007 French Railways opens the latest link in their high speed train network with the TGV Est Europeén which will link Paris with Reims, Strasbourg and points east – i.e. Germany (Munich) and Austria (Vienna) – all by high speed train. ………Continue reading New High Speed Train Paris-Reims-Strasbourg For such a long-established and very traditional and renowned wine producer, Hugel et Fils in Alsace have adopted modern technology with some va va voom! by offering online interactive maps of their famous vineyards around Riquewihr (68 Haut Rhin, Alsace). ………Continue reading Hugel’s interactive Alsace vineyard map |
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