Alsace-Lorraine, France - MPLowell Photography

Alsace-Lorraine, France

I had a chance to visit this unique region of France, history abounds this wine region, both France and Germany has claimed it over its history. Now is under France and it produces some of the most noted dry Rieslings in the world as well as highly aromatic Gewürztraminer wines. I could visit the region from the air and sample a small family winery as well.

Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg
Château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg 2
Obernai Townsquare, Alsace FR
Obernai commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. It lies on the eastern slopes of the Vosges mountains.
The château du Haut-Kœnigsbourg (German: Hohkönigsburg) is a medieval castle located at Orschwiller, Alsace, France, in the Vosges mountains just west of Sélestat. It is situated in a strategic location on a rocky spur overlooking the Upper Rhine Plain; as a result it was used by successive powers from the Middle Ages until the Thirty Years' War when it was abandoned. From 1900 to 1908 it was rebuilt at the behest of the German emperor Wilhelm II. Today it is a major tourist site, attracting more than 500,000 visitors a year.
Alsace Home Wine Bottler
Alsace Home Wine Bottler