Posts Tagged ‘Crémant d’Alsace’
A Guide To French Crémant
Crémant, the French word for creamy, refers to a group of sparkling wines from France, other than Champagne. Different Crémant, made of different grape varieties, coming from different regions. Feeling a bit confused? This article will happily guide you through them! The French Crémant is the sparkling wine that is produced in almost every wine…
Read MoreGustave Lorentz since 1836
Our look at Crémant D’Alsace continues with an online visit to the Gustave Lorentz who are located in Bergheim just South of Strasbourg and in the heart of the Alsace region. Their Crémant D’Alsace meet the very strict production conditions of the region and historical bubbly growing region. Traditional fermentation of the base wine, the second fermentation…
Read MoreCrémant D’Alsace Jean-Claude BUECHER – ‘From Ground to Bubble’
For many ‘bubbles’ from France is all about Champagne, but if you share this theme of thinking then you are certainly missing out on some of the very best traditional French sparkling wine making skills. If you think about it, France with its 643,801 km² of size, Champagne only takes up a mere 0.05% of it all…
Read More2017 International Alsace Varietals Festival featuring Crémant d’Alsace
Planet Grape Wine Review presented recently during the sold out Educational Session at the 2017 International Alsace Varietals Festival, held at the Mendocino Fairgrounds in Boonville amidst the rolling hills and meadows of California’s Anderson Valley. Dr. Liz Thach MW and Fred Swan Diploma WSET joined me for a lively panel presentation of the sparkling wines of…
Read MoreCrémant d’Alsace, Champagne’s Lesser-Known Cousin
Last year Crémant d’Alsace French sparkling wine turned 40 years old, with it being first officially recognised under French law in August 1976. However, the winemaking tradition goes way further back in this region and today it’s France’s most prolific sparkling wine appellation besides Champagne. Alsace is located southeast of the Champagne region and borders…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Crémant d’Alsace
A fortieth birthday is important and certainly worth celebrating. This is what the makers of Crémant d’Alsace intend to do. On 24th August 1976 Crémant d’Alsace got official recognition with the creation of an AOC. The story, though, dates back to the beginning of the twentieth century and was inspired by how Champagne is made.…
Read MoreDopff au Moulin Crémant d’Alsace
Dopff au Moulin can be considered one of the pinoeers of Alsatian wine having been first founded by the Dopff family in 1574. Julien Dopff was also first Alsatian winemaker to adapt the méthode champenoise after attending a demonstration during the Exposition Universelle in Paris. From there he began training in Épernay and selling his own…
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