On the other side of the French-German border, Alsace is also one of the highest-regarded sources of Riesling, as is Austria, which generally focuses on dry styles. In the New World, Riesling has ...

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Here’s What ‘Cru’ Really Means on a Wine Label It varies depending on where you are. Modified on May 8, 2024 , Published on January 31, ... Alsace Grand Cru David Silverman/Getty Images.

This system of identifying the best sites in Alsace was established in 1975, and today there are 51 Grand Cru vineyards in the region, including such famous ones as Hengst, Geisberg, Rangen and ...

The words Grand Cru and Premier Cru (sometimes written as 1er cru) appear on lots of (usually very expensive) French wine labels.But what do these terms actually mean?

Bottles may be labeled Chablis Grand Cru followed by a single vineyard name; a label reading simply Chablis Grand Cru indicates wine made with grapes from more than one grand cru vineyard. There are ...

TUCKED away in the northeast corner of France, Alsace is a region of contradictions. Wine: Trimbach makes world-class white wines Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

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However, the first 25 grand cru sites were not selected until 1983, and 25 more were added in 1992, giving tiny Alsace more than twice as many sanctified growths than Burgundy.