The wine region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Frankstein' is located in the region of Alsace Grand Cru of Alsace of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Ruhlmann or the Domaine Willy Gisselbrecht produce mainly wines white and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Frankstein' are Riesling, Pinot gris and Gewurztraminer, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Alsace Grand Cru 'Frankstein' often reveals types of flavors of peach, slate or ginger and sometimes also flavors of floral, elderflower or spices.
In the mouth of Alsace Grand Cru 'Frankstein' is a powerful with a nice freshness. We currently count 23 estates and châteaux in the of Alsace Grand Cru 'Frankstein', producing 51 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Alsace Grand Cru 'Frankstein' go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food.
White muscat is a white grape variety of Greek origin. Present in several Mediterranean vineyards, it has several synonyms such as muscat de Die, muscat blanc and frontignac. In France, it occupies a little less than 7,000 ha out of a total of 45,000 ha worldwide. Its young shoots are downy. Its youngest leaves are shiny, bronzed and scabrous. The berries and bunches of this variety are all medium-sized. The flesh of the berries is juicy, sweet and firm. Muscat à petits grains has a second ripening period and buds early in the year. It is moderately vigorous and must be pruned short. It likes poor, stony slopes. This variety is often exposed to spring frosts. It fears mildew, wasps, grape worms, court-noué, grey rot and powdery mildew. Muscat à petits grains is used to make rosé wines and dry white wines. Orange, brown sugar, barley sugar and raisins are the known aromas of these wines.
wines from the region of Alsace Grand Cru 'Frankstein' go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of pork roulades with cream and mushrooms, pasta with tuna, garlic and lemon cream or spicy chicken and mustard pie.
