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Alsace Update
IWC, France: Alsace
, Nov 2010
This year, for a number of reasons, I decided to taste Alsace wines chez moi instead of in Alsace.
Alsace 2007 and 2006
IWC, France: Alsace
, Nov 2008
At its finest, Alsace is all about juicy, pure white wines with intense fruit flavors, bright acidity, andin the case of wines from Alsaces grand crus and next-best sitescomplex underlying soil tones
Alsace's 2005 Vintage
IWC, France: Alsace
, Jul 2007
Alsace did not enjoy most-favored region status during Frances beautiful summer of 2005, but this continental corner of northeastern France benefited significantly from Indian summer conditions in the middle of October
2004 Alsace Wines
IWC, France: Alsace
, Nov 2006
Due to the sheer volume of wines I tasted in Alsace in September and the size of this issue, I will present my coverage of Alsace in two installments, the 2004s in this issue and the 2005s in the near future
Alsace 2002 and 2001
IWC, France: Alsace
, Nov 2003
Of all the wine regions I visit regularly, Alsace may be the one with the largest quality gap between a handful of elite producers and everybody else
Alsace 2000 and 1999
IWC, France: Alsace
, Jul 2001
Alsace is one of the world most picturesque growing regions, but with the sheer number of different cuvees most producers offer each year (often two dozen or more), and two new vintages to taste, I was lucky to see daylight on my most recent tour of the area's best addresses in early May
Alsace 1998 and 1997
IWC, France: Alsace
, Jul 1999
Alsace identity and reputation are threatenedby two alarming trends:the region's extremely highcrop levels of recent years and the steady climb in