The Alsace Wine Route

Discover the beauty of Alsace's famous Wine Route; a truly legendary trip!

Alsace Wine Route crosses the age-old vineyards between the Rhine plain and the Ballons des Vosges.

It snakes across the slopes for more than 170 km, from Thann to the south to Marlenheim to the north. Picturesque flowery villages are strung out along Alsace's Wine Route, small well-known wine-making towns that offer breath-taking views illustrating the richness and diversity of Alsace's terroirs. The cultivation of vines and the culture of wine, inseparable from the history of Alsace, are alive and well in these landscapes, traditions and heritage.

The natural barrier of the Vosges Mountains favours a dry micro-climate; the south-south-east facing exposure of the vineyards and the geological complexity of the soil provide the vines with unique conditions and allow in particular for a slow maturation process that preserves the aromas of the wines. These natural conditions would be nothing without human tradition, without the culture of wine-making in Alsace, both serious and Epicurean, which has a reputation for enjoying life and for celebration that has spread far beyond its borders.

Alsace Wine Route, one of the oldest in France, also includes a multitude of flower-decked villages, each one different, but with its own timeless charm.

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