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What are the noble varieties in Alsace?Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
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New Alsace chief calls for sweetness code on labels
Sweetness codes could be a feature of every bottle of Alsace wine if the new president of the Alsace trade council has his way.
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Humbrecht: Alsace needs sweetness codeAlsace 'absolutely' needs a system to help consumers navigate the wildly varying levels of sweetness found in its wines, according to Olivier Humbrecht MW.
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Chapoutier to release first Alsace winesRhone veteran Michel Chapoutier is about to release his first Alsace Riesling in the UK.
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White Alsace over £10Find out who won the regional trophy for over £10 in Alsace. And the winner is...
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Sweet Alsace over £10
This year's DWWA judging week was the busiest ever and amongst the throng we found this...
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DWWA Quiz Special: AlsaceIt's approximately three weeks until the DWWA international trophies are released and, to celebrate, we've got a quiz for you!
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Hail hits southern Alsace vineyardsHailstorms continue to batter French vineyards, this time in the heart of Alsatian wine country, with up to 60% damages reported in parts of Southern Alsace.
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Alsace wine firm Hugel angered by supermarket listingThe Hugel family has launched a public protest after finding its wines listed in one of France's biggest supermarkets, E. Leclerc, against its wishes.
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Alsace wine matriarch Colette Faller diesColette Faller, who rose to prominence as head of well-known Alsace winery Domaine Weinbach in Kaysersberg, has died aged 86.
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Alsace sweetness levels
Sweetness levels are sadly souring our taste for Alsace wine. Sue Style looks at how new rules could restore the region’s appeal
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Alsace, the wine lover’s idyll
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Top Alsace producer opts for crown cap
Alsace producer Jean-Pierre Frick of Pfaffenheim has announced that all wines from his domaine will be closed with crown caps, starting with the 2002 vintage.
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The Decanter Burgundy and Alsace weekend 2004
Friday 12th – Sunday 14th March 2004 Gidleigh Park, Chagford, Devon Sold out
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Alsace wines to feature in film
The Alsace wine trade body, the CIVA, has reportedly paid €30,000 to have Alsace wines prominently displayed in a French film.
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Alsace’s Schlumberger may not produce 2003 Grand Cru
Premier Alsace estate Domaines Schlumberger should be vastly reducing its output of Grand Cru wines this year as a result 2003’s dramatic weather conditions.
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Alsace: viticultural ‘terrorist’ at large
Three Alsace vineyards have been heavily vandalised in apparently motiveless attacks across a two-month period.
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Alsace divided by INAO ruling
The INAO’s decision to allow Alsace producers the option not to indicate grapes used for grand cru wines has divided opinion in the region.
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GM tests given green light in Alsace
Tests in Alsace using genetically modified rootstocks were given the go-ahead by the French agriculture ministry last week.
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Alsace’s Kaefferkopf region challenged
The recently christened Kaefferkopf wine growing area is the first grand cru in Alsace to face a court challenge, according to local news reports.
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Alsace devastated, Trimbach, Weinbach damaged by hail
Some of the finest vineyards in Alsace have been destroyed by violent hailstorms mixed with intense rain showers last week.
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Renowned Alsace restaurateur Paul Haeberlin dies
Paul Haeberlin, Michelin three-star restaurateur at Auberge de l’Ill in Alsace and Legionnaire of Honour, died this week at his home in Illhaeusern, France. He was 84.
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Trimbach to produce a Grand Cru
Top Alsace producer Maison Trimbach has revealed that it will produce a Grand Cru wine after years of strongly resisting the idea.
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Chicken Tikka Masala
Delicious with an Alsace Pinot Gris or an Alsace Gewurztraminer
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Top 10 Classic Whites
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‘Johnny’ Hugel diesLegendary Alsace producer Jean Hugel died yesterday at the age of 84.
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Alsace vintners: stopping varietal labelling would be ‘catastrophe’
Alsace vintners have reacted with outrage at proposals to remove varietals from wine labels.
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Langton’s auctions fabulous old Bordeaux, Italy, Alsace
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US allows GMO study; Alsace trials resumeIn the latest chapter of a long-running dispute, the US Supreme Court has overruled a lower court's ban on genetically modified alfalfa seeds.
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Pinot Blanc (white)
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Silvaner (white)
A relatively elegant German variety than Riesling with pronounced acidity reaching its best expression in Franconia, and known as sylvaner in Alsace, where it is one of the lesser varietals.
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Militants destroy GMO research vines
Militants opposed to genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have destroyed a plantation of GM vines at a leading French research centre in Alsace.
