Winery Meyer RaphaëlMuscat
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The Muscat of the Winery Meyer Raphaël is in the top 0 of wines of Alsace.
Details and technical informations about Winery Meyer Raphaël's Muscat.
Discover the grape variety: Loin de l'oeil
This variety is most certainly from the Tarn region, more precisely from Gaillac, and is registered in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1. It is not found in any other French wine-growing region and is virtually unknown abroad.
Informations about the Winery Meyer Raphaël
The Winery Meyer Raphaël is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
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The word of the wine: Merithalle
Botanical term for the interval between two nodes or between two leaf insertions on a branch (see internode).
