Alsace is a picturesque region in eastern France, nestled between the Vosges Mountains and the Rhine River. The area has ...

France is a haven for sommeliers and oenophiles lusting to swirl, sniff and sip velvety glasses of vin. Vineyards, cellars and wineries – 27,000 of them to be precise – weave the rolling hills ...

Olivier Humbrecht’s vineyards were brought together in 1959 by the amalgamation of the Humbrecht family and Zind family holdings. As a result, they are scattered all over the region, on all ...

2005-09-15 04:00:00 PDT Alsace, France-- Driving through the verdant, rolling vineyards of Alsace at the French- German-Swiss border, tourists maneuver through tiny hamlets with half-timbered ...

Using Colmar as a springboard, it’s easy to tour the region. Alsace’s Wine Road (Route du Vin) is blanketed with lush vineyards and dotted with delicious, picture-perfect little towns.

Jean-Claude and I are exploring Alsace’s Wine Road. This Route du Vin is an asphalt ribbon tying 90 miles of vineyards, villages and feudal fortresses into an understandably popular tourist package.

I’d driven into Alsace from the north of France, marvelling at how calm this easterly region is; how pretty, with its walled medieval villages and steep vineyards topped with forests or ruined ...

Alsace is home to endless vineyards, ruined castles, one of France’s most inviting cities (Strasbourg), and plenty of people with names like “Jacques Schmidt” or “Gunter Dubois.” ...

Alsace is a treat. This region in the northeast corner of France is a wide fertile delta tucked between the Vosges mountains to the west and the Rhine river on the east, bordering Germany and ...