Winery Marquis d'AlsaceCrémant d'Alsace
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace
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Original food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace
The Crémant d'Alsace of Winery Marquis d'Alsace matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of soy and shrimp noodles, chicken chop suey or tuna and tomato mini quiches without batter.
Details and technical informations about Winery Marquis d'Alsace's Crémant d'Alsace.
Discover the grape variety: Sauterne
Intraspecific crossing between Sémillon Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc carried out in 1892 by Numa Naugé. This variety has been multiplied very little and is now in the process of disappearing.
Informations about the Winery Marquis d'Alsace
The Winery Marquis d'Alsace is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Crémant d'Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant d'Alsace
Crémant d'Alsace is the appellation for white and rosé Sparkling wines from the Alsace wine region in northeastern France. Introduced in August 1976, the appellation now accounts for about a quarter of the region's production, or about 45 million bottles per year, up from 31 million in 2009. Outside of Champagne (240km to the west), it is the dominant French sparkling wine appellation, with more than half of all crémant production. The cooperatives are the most important players, with Wolfberger alone producing 6 to 7 million bottles.
The wine region of Alsace
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
The word of the wine: Malvasia
Name given locally to various grape varieties, notably pinot gris (Pays nantais) and vermentino (Provence and Corsica).
