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Alsace

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Riesling

Riesling is the most elegant grape of the Alsace region. It gives dry, neat, graceful and well-balanced wine. Riesling is known to be the finest Alsace wine.

Riesling is brilliant with fish, shell-fish, poultry, cold meat and famous Alsatian dishes such as sauerkraut or smoked ham.
Do not confuse with German Riesling which is a sweet wine.

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Riesling wine information:

Name:	Riesling Appellation Alsace Controlée
Location:	On the Rhine valley
Places:	Ammerschwihr, Dambach, Eguisheim, Wettolsheim, etc
Soil:	Limestone Clayey-limestone
Size:	3,280 ha (8,100 acres) 23% of the Alsace vineyards' size
Production:	36 million bottles
Grape:	Riesling
Type of wine:	Elegant dry white wine
Age:	up to 5 years (5 to 15 years for grains nobles Riesling)
Vintages: (recommended)	2005, 2003, 2001, 2000
Riesling Aromas:	Mineral Rose Peach stone Melon sometimes
Riesling and Food:	Fish (recommended) Seafood and Shellfish Sauerkraut Coq au Riesling
Cheese:	Morbier (young Riesling) Parmesan Next: Gewurztraminer