Strasbourg to Alsace Wine Route Half-Day Tasting Tour
Begin your morning or afternoon Alsace wine tour in Strasbourg, where you’ll meet your guide and climb into an awaiting 8-passenger minivan. Travel along a gorgeous road known locally as the Route des Vins d’Alsace, or the Alsace Wine Route. Follow this 105-mile (170 km) route as it winds through rolling hills near the Vosges Mountains through land that contains hundreds of famous Alsatian wineries. Find out how the soil, climate, and sun combine to create the perfect conditions under which the Alsace region produces world-renowned white wines. Taste most of the seven grape varietals that are grown in the area, including gewürztraminer and Riesling, noting how complex and different the flavors can be. Get back on the Alsace Wine Route to end up at your next stop, a wine tasting in a classic Alsatian wine cellar (caveau). Find out why cellars such as this provide the ideal environment for the aging and storing of wine. After the visit to the wine cellar, enjoy the scenery out of the minivan windows as you make your way back to Strasbourg.
Highlights
- ✓Get an overview of France’s world-renowned Alsace wine region from an expert guide
- ✓Enjoy wine tastings of local Alsatian wine at two different wineries
- ✓Soak up the atmosphere of a typical French wine cellar
- ✓Select a morning or afternoon tour when booking
What's included
- ＋2 wine tastings
- ＋English speaking qualified driver guide
- ＋Transport by air-conditioned minivan
Strasbourg to Alsace Wine Route Half-Day Tasting Tour
Begin your morning or afternoon Alsace wine tour in Strasbourg, where you’ll meet your guide and climb into an awaiting 8-passenger minivan. Travel along a gorgeous road known locally as the Route des Vins d’Alsace, or the Alsace Wine Route. Follow this 105-mile (170 km) route as it winds through rolling hills near the Vosges Mountains through land that contains hundreds of famous Alsatian wineries. Find out how the soil, climate, and sun combine to create the perfect conditions under which the Alsace region produces world-renowned white wines. Taste most of the seven grape varietals that are grown in the area, including gewürztraminer and Riesling, noting how complex and different the flavors can be. Get back on the Alsace Wine Route to end up at your next stop, a wine tasting in a classic Alsatian wine cellar (caveau). Find out why cellars such as this provide the ideal environment for the aging and storing of wine. After the visit to the wine cellar, enjoy the scenery out of the minivan windows as you make your way back to Strasbourg.
Highlights
- ✓Get an overview of France’s world-renowned Alsace wine region from an expert guide
- ✓Enjoy wine tastings of local Alsatian wine at two different wineries
- ✓Soak up the atmosphere of a typical French wine cellar
- ✓Select a morning or afternoon tour when booking
What's included
- ＋2 wine tastings
- ＋English speaking qualified driver guide
- ＋Transport by air-conditioned minivan